Library Borrower Tried to Sell Books
Associated Press
Jul 09, 2008
DENVER - A man accused of checking out hundreds of books and DVDs from libraries around the Denver area and then trying to sell them will be doing all his library borrowing from now on behind bars.
Denver prosecutors say 34-year-old Thomas Pilaar was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $53,549 in restitution. He pleaded guilty in May.
Authorities have recovered about 500 of the estimated 1,400 books and DVDs Pilaar borrowed from area libraries.
The Denver Public Library estimates it has lost $35,000, while Douglas County says it had $11,000 worth of overdue items.
Authorities were tipped off by a woman who recently bought books through an online listing site and noticed the library identification stamps.
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