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Related: About this forumLibrarian, bookseller accused of stealing $8M worth of rare items
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A librarian and a bookseller accused of stealing and trafficking rare books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in a years-long scheme are standing trial.
Pittsburgh police say 61-year-old Gregory Priore stole prints, maps and rare books from the library and handed them off to Caliban Book Shop co-owner John Schulman to resell them. Prosecutors say the pair conspired to steal and sell several hundred rare items worth more than $8 million.
Priore previously worked as a librarian overseeing the rare books room. Officials say they believe the scheme dates back to the 1990s.
The pair's defense says they believe prosecutors are inflating the alleged level of damages.
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/10/librarian_bookseller_accused_o.html#incart_river_index
Harker
(14,024 posts)is a theft from all of us. Shameful.
Freedomofspeech
(4,226 posts)This absolutely breaks my heart. What a disgrace.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Harker
(14,024 posts)turn over a new leaf.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)yeas. Their bookings were long overdue.