The Jewel Thief That Almost Cost JC Penney a Pretty Penny
They say that diamonds are a girl's best friend. But what about $160,000 worth of stolen jewelry?
On July 13th, Marie Anne Khanh Hodang, a JC Penney employee, was caught with $160,382 worth of jewelry from the store located in Jackson, Florida.
Hodang stole the jewelry from the Avenue Mall department store over the period of a month, strategically paying for some items in-between with her employee discount.
According to First Coast News, Jackson County Police Department was contacted after the store's loss prevention officer calculated that over $100,000 worth of merchandise had gone missing over the past month. Upon this realization, the store manager was alerted and kept an eyeful watch on his employees.
The manager checked the security camera tapes and saw Hodang leaving the JC Penn...