Librarian who sold Stolen Rare Books on eBay Sentenced

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Librarian who sold Stolen Rare Books on eBay Sentenced

10-26-2006, 08:38 AM,

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Librarian who sold Stolen Rare Books on eBay Sentenced

Quote:A library assistant who stole rare books valued at £175,000 to sell on the internet has been given 250 hours' community service.

Norman Buckley, 44, of Hulme, took more than 455 ancient books, posters and documents while working as an assistant at Manchester's Central Library.

The books he stole included a 16th Century Chaucer edition worth £35,000.

At the city's Crown Court Buckley was sentenced to 15 months in prison to be suspended for two years...

full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manch...083672.stm

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