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Re: Update On Bill Swanberg - Indicted by Grand Jury
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lugnet.mediawatch
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Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:57:03 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
> Looks like Bill is one step closer to making new friends in cellblock C. And
> This time Bricklink made the story.
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> http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_112405_news_lego_thefts.8194e7b.html
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> RENO, Nev. -- A 40-year-old man has been arrested for stealing Legos from
> several Target stores in Oregon.
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> William Swanberg was indicted on Thanksgiving Day by a Washington County grand
> jury on theft charges.
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> Also Thursday, agents of the U.S. Postal Inspector served a search warrant at
> Swanberg's home in Reno, Nevada. To haul away the evidence, the agents were
> forced to rent a 20-foot truck.
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> Police say Swanberg had been selling the stolen Legos on a Web site called
> Bricklink. The site is similar to E-Bay -- except it's only for Legos.
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> According to investigators, Swanberg has sold nearly $600,000 worth of Legos in
> the last three years.
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> Target Stores in Oregon estimate they lost at least $200,000 to Swanberg.
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> He was also selling items on E-Bay, but detectives have not yet come up with an
> amount for the E-Bay sales.
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> He's being held in the Washington County Jail on a $250,000 bail.
Am I the only person that flinches every time the media uses the term "Legos" in
print? *sigh*
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