Ex-Archivist At Mariners' Museum Gets 4 Years In Prison Share : 
The former archivist at The Mariners' Museum who stole thousands of museum documents and sold them on the Internet was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison.
Lester F. Weber, of Newport News, sold at least 3,500 documents — from collections he was supposed to oversee — on eBay under his wife's name. The items included everything from brochures and boarding passes for old ships to a lawsuit against the company that owned the Titanic.
Weber made $172,357 on the fraudulent sales between 2002 and 2006, according to court filings. But the museum estimates the worth of the stolen items at more than $500,000.
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Lester F. Weber, of Newport News, sold at least 3,500 documents — from collections he was supposed to oversee — on eBay under his wife's name. The items included everything from brochures and boarding passes for old ships to a lawsuit against the company that owned the Titanic.
Weber made $172,357 on the fraudulent sales between 2002 and 2006, according to court filings. But the museum estimates the worth of the stolen items at more than $500,000.
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Question: Why did he only get 4 years? That was like a reward for being a crook.
Written by : Joseph j Galea | 21 December 2008 at 01:28
It can take a person 4 years just to find one missing link that 1 of those documents might have provided. He has robbed the entire country/genealogy world.
Written by : Sislian roots | 27 December 2008 at 14:27