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AsleepRefrigerator42 t1_iw3rp25 wrote

Caliban across from Phantom has a small trove of rare single issue and collections, but I haven't been there since the owner was caught in a scheme that stole millionsss from the Carnegie Library.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/theft-carnegie-library-books-maps-artworks-180975506/

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Niagaraballs71 t1_iw49439 wrote

POS owner though. Look up his involvement in a theft ring from Carnegie Library central branch. I wouldn't support him at all I'm light of that.

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AsleepRefrigerator42 t1_iw49vpv wrote

Real talk: did you read the first half of that sentence and not the second half?

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Niagaraballs71 t1_iw4bulb wrote

Sorry, I jumped when I read the name lol. Bears repeating anyway.

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AsleepRefrigerator42 t1_iw4cgaj wrote

No worries! I mainly brought them up to share the insane story.

I work in the judiciary and read the criminal complaint when it came in. By far the longest I've seen. A truly stunning crime. No idea how Caliban is still in business

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Niagaraballs71 t1_iw4d11k wrote

I'd have assumed the Carnegie would have sued for the irreparable harm and bankrupted him. I didn't follow the case all the way but it caught my attention when it broke as I worked there years (decades) ago.

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