Of course he didn’t, it is not against the law to pay someone to speak, the frickin’ a**hat who brought these charges should have to face a court action!
Yep. Duh alert
Much Ado About Nothing ....
another frivolous legal action resolved
You can’t ‘steal something’ from a trash can.
If they threw it away, it is fair game.
However, it is unlikely that it was really thrown away. Someone gave it to those students.