Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tambunting Gold Scandal
Tara's not the only hot mess Tambunting
greedy greedy for gold....
The wife of a member of the rich Tambunting clan in the Philippines was arrested on April 29 in New York for allegedly stealing a total of 500 pounds of gold from the jewelry store she was working.
Fifty-year-old Teresa Tambunting, wife of Edgardo Tambunting who is part of the Tambunting family that owns pawnshops and thrift banks in the Philippines, was accused of hauling more than $12 million worth of gold from Jacmel Jewelry. She allegedly slipped it out piece-by-piece in her purse lining during the past six years. Tambunting faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/29/2009-04-29_jewelry_store_employee_teresa_tambunting_
arrested_for_stealing_gold_in_purse_lin.html
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