Crime & Safety
Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of $3M Ben Franklin Bust
Still missing from the home is an expensive picture of a famous composer.
A former housekeeper of a Bryn Mawr home pleaded guilty on Monday to charges related to the theft of a rare and valuable bust of Benjamin Franklin.
Andrea Lawton, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to burglary and conspiracy, according to CBS. The theft took place on Aug. 24 and was recovered a month later in Maryland.
The bust has been valued at about $3 million.
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In December, Lawton pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property.
According to CBS:
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Montgomery County prosecutor Kevin Steele believes they know the motive: “the theft of something very valuable, and the second, I think, came as a result of her being fired.”
Steele plans to ask for significant jail time because she hasn’t give up her accomplice and has provided no information on a missing photo of composer Victor Herbert.
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