Jewelry Boca Raton
Earlier this week a former Tiffany & Co. executive was sentenced to 366 days in prison. What did she do? She stole jewelry from her own company! She was convicted of stealing over $2 million in goods since 2008. According to the prosecution, Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, stole over 165 pieces from Tiffany. They included gold and platinum jewelry like rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc. She said the reason for stealing the jewelry was because she was depressed because of her marriage and work. $2 million is a lot of jewelry Boca Raton to steal.
Lederhaas-Okun was arrested earlier this year in the summer and plead guilty the next month. She was free on $250,000 bond. Her defense lawyer said that she didn’t need the money. She reportedly spent more money on others than on herself. Her family was very well off and could have lived the same lifestyle without the theft. Which begs the question, why in the world did she steal this stuff?
The defense attorney went on to say that the reason she stole all of this jewelry was because of a psychiatric illness. She went on to say that Lederhaas-Okun took huge risks with her life and freedom. The risks did not pay off.
The 47 year old asked the judge for a 6 month sentence, while the prosecution recommended a 37 to 46 month sentence. She was eventually sentenced to 366 days in prison, he has to forfeit $2.1 million in ill-gotten gains, and pay $2.2 million in restitution. Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said, “With today’s sentence, Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun has learned the price she must pay for stealing millions of dollars worth of fine jewelry”.
According to reports, Lederhaas-Okun was allowed to “check out” jewelry to show to prospective buyers. But many times she would report the jewelry missing or damaged. Then she would off-load the jewelry to a reseller in the area where she netted over $1.3 million in profits.
All in all it seems like the stealing was unnecessary. She made plenty of money working for Tiffany & Co. which makes this case all the more bizarreAccessories.
by, Seth Marcus at Boca Raton Pawn
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