This story is work of fiction. Names, Characters, businesses, Places, Events, Locales, and Incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manners. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "Purloining and publication" of another authors "Language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the idea remains problematic with unclear definitions and unclear rules. Plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics. It is subject to sanctions like expulsion.
Plagiarism is not a crime per se but in academia and industry it is a serious ethical offense and cares of plagiarism can constitute copyright infringement.
