MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - December 19, 2008 - The postal worker sold the gold on Nov. 7 to G&S Brokers pawn
shop for $320. Authorities told The Detroit News that jeweler James
Zelinske recognized the gold because he had melted and mailed it to
a business in Ann Arbor.
Zelinske had insured the parcel of gold for $1,000.
The postal worker has been charged with embezzling mail from the
Mount Clemens post office. He appeared Thursday in federal court in
Detroit. Court records did not identify his lawyer.
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Information from: The Detroit News
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