Fraud

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United Press International	MUSEUM DIRECTOR CHARGED IN TITANIC THEFT The former head of a Virginia maritime museum has been charged with selling off items from its Titanic collection and other memorabilia.Lester Weber, onetime director of the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, was charged along with his wife with 26 counts of theft, fraud and failure to file tax returns....	22nd February 2008
The Virginian-Pilot	MARINERS' MUSEUM ARCHIVIST PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES RELATED TO ARTIFACTS THEFT A former archivist with The Mariners' Museum in Newport News pleaded guilty Tuesday to three felonies related to the theft and sale of museum property on eBay.Lester F. Weber, 46, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to mail fraud, theft and filing a false tax return. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 7....	11th June 2008
New York Times	FIGHT FOR ASTOR ESTATE MIRRORS BATTLE 50 YEARS AGO The son of Brooke Astor, late widow of Vincent Astor (son of Titanic victim John Jacob Astor and his first wife), stands accused of elder abuse and theft of the Astor fortune. Fifty years ago, John Jacob Astor VI, son of JJA and survivor/2nd wife Madeline, accused Brooke Astor of undue influence over Vincent to claim the Astor fortune....	26th April 2009
New York Times	CUSTOMS MEN CALL LADY DUFF-GORDON After Arresting Manager of Her Shop on Charge of Undervaluing Imported Gowns --- WANT HER AS WITNESS --- Only Employe, Not President, of Lucile, Limited, Now, It is Said -...	26th May 1911