Librarian, bookseller accused of stealing $8M worth of rare items

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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A librarian and a bookseller accused of stealing and trafficking rare books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in a years-long scheme are standing trial.

Pittsburgh police say 61-year-old Gregory Priore stole prints, maps and rare books from the library and handed them off to Caliban Book Shop co-owner John Schulman to resell them. Prosecutors say the pair conspired to steal and sell several hundred rare items worth more than $8 million.

Priore previously worked as a librarian overseeing the rare books room. Officials say they believe the scheme dates back to the 1990s.

The pair's defense says they believe prosecutors are inflating the alleged level of damages.

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/10/librarian_bookseller_accused_o.html#incart_river_index

[Harker]

1. A theft from a library

is a theft from all of us. Shameful.

[Freedomofspeech]

2. As a retired librarian from the Pittsburgh area...

This absolutely breaks my heart. What a disgrace.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

3. Should've booked it.

[Harker]

5. I hope the perpetrators can

turn over a new leaf.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

6. He heh.

yeas. Their bookings were long overdue.

[ret5hd]

4. When your defense is "It's not $8 million! Only $xxxx"...you're going to jail!