Crime & Safety

Lake Forest Grad Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.1 Million from Tiffany & Co.

Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, a 1985 graduate of Lake Forest High School, stole then sold more than 165 pieces of jewelry while working at Tiffany & Co.

By Angela Sykora

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While working as vice president of product development at Tiffany & Co.Lederhaas-Okun checked out more than 165 pieces of jewelry, supposedly for the purpose of making a presentation, then sold it to another company, reported the Darien Patch.

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