Last November, Justin Longsworth's boss accused him of stealing eleven 49 inch flat screen TVs. Longsworth's boss, customs broker Jason Valdez, told police that on October 31st Longsworth cleared the TVs for the Radisson - but they never made it to the hotel.
Security footage and signatures proved that Longsworth did indeed receive the shipment. When police questioned the driver Francisco Gutierrez, he admitted that Longsworth gave him one of the TVs in exchange for him keeping his mouth shut.
Longsworth was found guilty of theft last week, and today Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith handed down his sentence. His aunt made a mitigation plea asking that he be spared jail time because he has three children who rely on him for support. the Chief Magistrate eventually decided against a prison sentence, instead fining Longsworth $3000, which he was until December to pay, or serve three years in prison.
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