Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun

A former executive at jeweler Tiffany & Co pleaded guilty Friday to stealing more than $2 million worth of jewelry from her one-time employer. Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, 46, a former vice president of product development, pleaded guilty to a count of interstate transportation of stolen property less than a month after she was arrested in connection with the theft. Among the items stolen were bracelets, earrings and pendants made of diamonds, platinum and gold. Under a plea agreement, Lederhaas-Okun, a resident of Connecticut, has agreed to forfeit more than $2.11 million and pay $2.24 million in restitution. 

A former Tiffany & Co. executive was charged with stealing jewelry from the company and selling it for $1.3 million. Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, 46, a former Tiffany vice president, was arrested yesterday at her home in Darien, Conn., and charged with wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property, according to a statement from the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan. Prosecutors claim that from January 2011 to February 2013, Lederhaas-Okun checked out 165 pieces of jewelry, including diamond bracelets, platinum and gold earrings, and platinum and diamond pendants, then sold them to an unnamed jewelry reseller in Manhattan. 

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