BOSTON, July 12, 2012—A Revere woman who requested copies of her criminal record from East Boston District Court was arraigned there this week for allegedly stealing documents the staff provided her, Suffolk county District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

NICOLE DIFAZI (D.O.B. 11/25/87) was arraigned Monday on charges of larceny for the alleged theft and possession of a Class B substance. Judge Roberto Ronquillo, Jr., set bail at $5,000 cash.

Clerk’s office staff told Boston Police that Difazi was rude and insulting from the moment she walked in the door and requested copies of paperwork related to her past offenses. Difazi was told that she could review the records but that there would be a fee for copying them. Instead, investigators say, Difazi simply left the Meridian Street courthouse with them.

Court employees notified Boston Police, who soon spotted her in Maverick Square carrying what appeared to be court records. Officers brought her back to the courthouse, where court officers took custody of the paperwork and police placed her under arrest. During a search following that arrest, officers recovered a plastic bag containing an off-white rock-like substance believed to be crack cocaine.

Difazi was represented by attorney Steven Topazio. She will return to court on Aug. 2.

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