[MSN] Insider theft. Neiman Marcus Security Officer Gets Jail Time for Jewelry Theft. Stolen jewelry sold via Ebay.

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Neiman Marcus Security Officer Gets Jail Time for Jewelry Theft

-- JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 4/4/2008 10:52:00 AM

A former security officer for a Neiman Marcus store in Dallas has been
sentenced to 27 months, according to media reports.

A federal judge in Dallas on Wednesday sentenced Manuel Alvarez of Mesquite
to 27 months in prison for stealing hundreds of pieces of jewelry from the
retailer and selling some online, according to media reports.

Alvarez, 37, also must make restitution of more than $323,000, the Houston
Chronicle reports.

In December, Alvarez pled guilty to transportation of stolen goods in
interstate commerce and aiding and abetting, the Chronicle reports.

He admitted that he stole at least 400 pieces of jewelry, worth a total
$200,000 to $400,000, from the store and, along with accomplices, sold them
on Ebay, the Dallas Business Journal reports.

Neiman Marcus vice president Gary Manson, said in courtroom testimony, that
Alvarez had been a trusted member of the Neiman Marcus team, and that theft
of property by Alvarez, a loss prevention specialist for many years, had
meant more than a financial loss to the company and its employees, the
Business Journal reports.

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