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Newcastle, Australia man arrested for selling stolen jewelery online

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Friday, August 4, 2006

New South Wales Police have arrested and charged a 39-year-old man from Warner's Bay in Newcastle, on the NSW Central Coast after he allegedly stole jewelery from his employer and sold it on an Internet auction site.

According to police, the man stole over AU$100,000 worth of gold and diamond jewelery from a store where he worked and then sold them online. This is alleged to have occurred over a period of several months.

Police arrested the man at his workplace and found stolen items of jewelery at his home. Police charged the man with 34 counts of larceny as a servant or clerk.

Sources

  • Media Release. Stolen jewellery sold online - Newcastle — NSW Police, August 4, 2006


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