{"id":1788196,"date":"2020-01-14T13:20:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T18:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1788196"},"modified":"2020-01-14T13:20:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T18:20:26","slug":"priore-schulman-plead-guilty-to-pittsburgh-rare-book-and-map-thefts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/01\/priore-schulman-plead-guilty-to-pittsburgh-rare-book-and-map-thefts\/","title":{"rendered":"Priore, Schulman Plead Guilty to Pittsburgh Rare Book and Map Thefts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between 1992 and 2017, more than 300 rare books, maps and other items were stolen from Pittsburgh\u2019s Carnegie Library. News of the thefts broke in April 2018<\/a>, and in July of that year former Carnegie Library archivist Gregory Priore and rare book seller John Schulman were arrested and charged<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday Priore and Schulman pled guilty: Priore to one count of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, Schulman to a charge of forgery and another of theft by deception and receiving stolen property. (They were facing a total of 10 and 20 charges respectively, but the remaining charges were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.)<\/p>\n

Sentencing is scheduled to take place on April 17; each man faces up to 20 years in prison (the plea deal does not include sentencing).<\/p>\n

News coverage: Associated Press<\/a>, CNN<\/a>, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/em><\/a>, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<\/em><\/a>, Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Previously: 314 Rare Books and Maps Stolen from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh<\/a>; New Details Emerging in Pittsburgh Rare Book and Map Thefts<\/a>; Arrests Made in Pittsburgh Rare Book and Map Thefts<\/a>; Pittsburgh Rare Book and Map Theft Update<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Between 1992 and 2017, more than 300 rare books, maps and other items were stolen from Pittsburgh\u2019s Carnegie Library. News of the thefts broke in April 2018, and in July of that year former Carnegie… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[48,264,1064,1247],"class_list":["post-1788196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-antique-maps","tag-libraries","tag-map-thefts","tag-pittsburgh","tag-priore-schulman","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1786008,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/07\/arrests-made-in-pittsburgh-rare-book-and-map-thefts\/","url_meta":{"origin":1788196,"position":0},"title":"Arrests Made in Pittsburgh Rare Book and Map Thefts","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"27 July 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"Arrests have been made in the case of the rare books and maps stolen from the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, the New York Times and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report. 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