Tag Archives: Theft

Ethiopia: Plea in Smithsonian parking lot theft

April 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Source: washington.cbslocal A former parking manager at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Air and Space annex in Chantilly has pleaded guilty to stealing roughly $1.4 million in parking fees. Thirty-three-year-old Abeselom Hailemariam pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Alexandria. He’s is … read more »

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Ethiopian Parking attendant sentenced in scam that netted almost $1.4 million in fees

February 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Mary Pat Flaherty, Published: February 8 The pair of parking lot attendants at the Smithsonian Institution’s air and space center in Chantilly were very patient. And for a while, anyway, their patience paid off. Car by car, truck by … read more »

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Nigerian politicians profit from oil theft: WikiLeaks

September 7, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s political elite and soldiers have profited from large-scale oil theft in the Niger Delta that may cost the country up to a tenth of its production, according to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks at the end … read more »

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South Africa: 51 yrs Old Man held after hotel diamond theft

January 20, 2011 by benim

A 51-year-old man who allegedly stole two uncut diamonds worth R12-million has been arrested at his home in Port Elizabeth and the stones recovered, Eastern Cape police said on Thursday. Police had been investigating the theft of the diamonds, which … read more »

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South Africa: Mob kills suspected thief’s mom

January 5, 2011 by benim

A woman was killed in Hlakoti location in Willowvale on Wednesday by residents who suspected her son of theft, Eastern Cape police said. “It is also alleged that her body was burnt afterwards,” Captain Jackson Manatha said in a statement. … read more »

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Ex-clerk charged in $1M theft at health centre

November 11, 2010 by benim

A 46-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft more than $1 million from a Winnipeg health centre’s ATM. The woman, a former financial clerk at the Misericordia Health Centre, allegedly took the money during a 10-year … read more »

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