07-21-2018, 09:36 AM | #1 |
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$8M rare book heist
This story was in my local rag this morning...I linked to a different site so as to not broadcast my city.
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny...are-book-heist "For 25 years, Greg Priore was responsible for watching over the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s rarest and oldest collections. By the time the library fired Priore in 2017, detectives say he had helped smuggle, destroy and sell more than $8 million worth of rare books he was responsible for protecting." |
07-21-2018, 10:41 AM | #2 |
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I hope the judge throws the book at them.
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I just don't understand how someone could cut up a rare book. Stealing it, sure, selling it, less so but cutting up individual pages? That's almost a sin.
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07-21-2018, 08:05 PM | #6 |
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Maybe there was no good enough document cameras around back then, so, he opted for a flatbed scanner instead
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https://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/PacWest...ncgr/pony.html As long as you legitimately own it, and it's not one of the last copies in the world -- fine with me. Unless I missed it, we're only hearing the police/prosecution side at this point. I hope the defendants are innocent in fact, and in the final determination of the court, although I realize the pre-trial publicity sounds alarming. |
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08-17-2018, 12:54 PM | #13 |
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Can I just say how disappointed I am with this topic? On a small screen, I read the title as S&M rare book heist.
1 star, item not as described. Can I get my money back please? |
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