United States v. Rivera, 658 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. Sept. 23, 2011)(California conviction of theft, in violation of Penal Code 484(a), does not categorically constitute an aggravated felony theft offense, under INA 101(a)(43)(G), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(G), because it penalizes additional conduct that is not encompassed within the aggravated felony theft definition, such as theft of labor, false credit reporting, and theft by false pretenses); citing Carrillo"Jaime v. Holder, 572 F.3d 747, 751, 753 (9th Cir.2009) (California conviction of theft, under Penal Code 484(a), is not a categorical match to theft as defined in INA 101(a)(43)(G), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(G), because the state statute also expressly criminalizes certain conduct"such as theft of labor, false credit reporting, and theft by false pretenses-that do not satisfy the generic definition); see United States v. Corona"Sanchez, 291 F.3d 1201, 1208 (9th Cir.2002) (en banc) (California conviction of petty theft conviction, under Penal Code 484(a), cannot qualify as an aggravated felony because it prohibits a broader range of conduct than is prohibited by the generic theft offense referred to in INA 101(a)(43)(G), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(G)).

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