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$500,000 Art Clearout
Nassau investigators said an 81-year-old woman, whom they refused to identify, had hundreds of art and antiques items worth over $500,000 cleared out of her home by the health care aide hired to take care of her. The worker was charged with grand larceny.
The care worker took the collection piece by piece over a three-month period. She even rolled a 200-pound, solid bronze statue of two interlocked nymphs down the stairs. She then sold many of the items at flea markets and second-hand stores and posted others on eBay.
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