Steve McCurry’s Assistant charged with theft of art worth $654,358

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Steve McCurry's assistant has been charged with stealing art andf books from him and selling for her own profit.
DeStephano, McCurry’s manager of fine art print sales, is accused of stealing 50 limited edition photo prints worth $628,000 between May 2012 and November 2013. The photos were then allegedly sold without McCurry’s authorization for DeStephano’s private gain.

There were also 233 stolen books valued at $23,196 that were sold through websites under “various aliases.”

The press release from the court says:
The defendant stole prints, books, and other items from SMS and sold them for her own profit. The total value of the stolen items is $654,358.02
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