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Subject: 
Re: Bricklink Admin Bill Swanberg arrested for Lego thefts
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Date: 
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:36:47 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Andrew Bulthaupt wrote:
William A. Swanberg, the inventory admin on Bricklink was arrested for switching
UPCs on Lego sets.  Full story here:

http://www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff/media/win_100k.htm

There's an update... they searched his house in Reno, and had to rent a 20-foot
truck to haul away his inventory. The story says he sold more than $600K worth
of brick over the last 3 years. Unfortunately, they also mention BrickLink.

http://www.kptv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4163550

Man, this would have to happen in my neck of the woods... he was arrested at the
Target about a mile from my house. I went by the day after he was arrested, and
they had 24 Falcons on the shelves.

- Kelly

   
         
   
Subject: 
Re: Bricklink Admin Bill Swanberg arrested for Lego thefts
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Date: 
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:20:34 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
In lugnet.mediawatch, Andrew Bulthaupt wrote:
William A. Swanberg, the inventory admin on Bricklink was arrested for switching
UPCs on Lego sets.  Full story here:

http://www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff/media/win_100k.htm

There's an update... they searched his house in Reno, and had to rent a 20-foot
truck to haul away his inventory. The story says he sold more than $600K worth
of brick over the last 3 years. Unfortunately, they also mention BrickLink.

http://www.kptv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4163550

<snip>

This is now on CNN as well,
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/25/lego.theft.ap/index.html

 

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