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$53,549 in Library Fines?

Oops!...that would be disturbing...like the Seinfeld episode with the Library Detective stalking you as you browse for a book!

Apparently there is a gentleman in Denver facing jail time AND $53,549 in library fines for checking out about 1,400 books and DVDs and selling many of them online, officials said. The 34 year old received a 10-year prison sentence for illegally selling library items on the Internet. About 500 books and DVDs were found when police arrived at is home for a separate incident (mmmm, I'm surprised that he would have been participating in other illegal activity!...NOT!).

How does one pull this off without library officials catching on? Well, apparently he used seven different library cards to obtain the items from different libraries in Colorado. Denver's District attorney prosecuted the individual.

Well, folks are pretty arrogant and ignorant! It's only a matter of time....

This is a pretty funny story, but on a very serious note, in the healthcare world, there are those that steal, divert drugs, and record false documents (to name a few offenses)...keep the bar raised, make ethical decisions, and return your books to the library when they're due!

Published Sunday, July 13, 2008 3:51 PM by wholderman

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