Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Stunningly $our Note to Stradivarius Violin Theft

"Man admits using stun gun to steal $5m violin"  Associated Press   November 11, 2014

MILWAUKEE — The man who planned the theft of a $5 million Stradivarius violin admitted Monday that he used a stun gun to attack a musician carrying the 300-year-old instrument.

He told the judge he intended to sell it to help people he believed were wrongly evicted from an apartment building he managed.

A judge rejected that argument from Salah Salahadyn, calling it a ‘‘Robin Hood’’ mentality, and sentenced him to seven years in prison.

See: Modern Day Robin Hoods

‘‘There’s a right. There’s a wrong. Don’t confuse them,’’ Judge Dennis Moroney told Salahadyn....

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