Jul 19, 2007

Ex-NSA Worker Gets Probation In Jewelry Theft Case

A former National Security Agency employee has been ordered to serve two years probation for jewelry theft.

Linda Kelley, 51, was sentenced Tuesday -- nearly two years after her acknowledgment that prosecutors had
sufficient evidence for a conviction. The delay was needed to determine how many of the nearly 1,000 pieces of jewelry
seized from her home in 2004 truly belonged to her.

She was allowed to keep about $21,000 worth of jewelry for which she had receipts. Most of the other items were returned to the two stores where she had worked part-time.

The investigation began in June 2004. Authorities say jewelry from one of the stores was found tucked in Kelley's bra after she was caught stealing clothing from a nearby JC Penney store.

Kelley resigned from the NSA.
Source: wjz

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