The case, which resulted in probation before judgment (a Maryland construct allowing defendants to plead guilty but perhaps avoid problems associated with having a conviction on their records), involves a theft of something of less than $300 value. According to the court record, the citation for stealing whatever-it-was was issued on June 25, 1996. Kundra was levied fines and fees totaling $555, $400 of which was suspended. And what was it, exactly? Multiple press outlets are angling for that detail, though neither Kundra's reps nor representatives of Kundra's then-lawyer have yet commented. The best unfounded speculation in the blogosphere is "a garden gnome," though considering the records show Kundra to have been 6'1" and 140lbs at the time, I personally hope it was an emergency cheeseburger.