Stolen Elvis collection being sold:

 

On instruction of the Crown Prosecution Service, the British government is selling a large and extensive collection of Elvis Presley Records and Memorabilia (retail value £597,000) which were sized following a confiscation order.

The previous owner, a parking attendee, bought the souvenirs and memorabilia with money taken from the Parking nickel machines.

The collection which has 'Something For Everybody's has items of memorabilia starting at few pounds to rare vinyl records from all corners of the world with values of £3,000+. Sales begin on June 10th.

Source: EIN

 

Here’s the direct link B)

http://www.bamfords-auctions.co.uk/BidCat/...IS&status=C

 

Here’s a link to the original story

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...21/nelvis21.xml

 

A date has been set for an auction of Elvis Presley memorabilia which was confiscated from a thief, it was announced today.

 

Julie Wall's vast collection - numbering thousands of individual items - will go under the hammer next month to repay the £600,000 she siphoned from her employers.

 

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is hoping the sale will attract huge interest in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of The King`s death on August 16.

The rarest item is a South African pressing of a recording by Presley and Janis Martin with a guide price of £500, but which sells for about £2,500 at retail prices.

 

Among the 600 lots in the sale on June 10 are:

 

:: A 1964 credit card receipt from Presley`s Texaco Gas account;

:: An autographed copy of the album A Date with Elvis;

:: A limited edition of the first Elvis Presley CD ever released.

 

CPS confiscation chief Gary Balch said: "Our message to all those who commit any crime for financial gain is that when they are caught they not only run the risk of receiving a prison sentence, but they will be stripped of the full profits of their crimes.

 

"This case is unusual because of the nature and volume of the property confiscated.

 

"However, it demonstrates the commitment of the CPS to recover as much compensation as we can."

 

The sale could generate £200,000 to £300,000.

 

Mr Balch added: "Whilst we cannot realistically expect the proceeds of the auction to fully recompense the council for its losses, it will be a significant step in the right direction."

 

In January last year a recorder at Lincoln Crown Court ruled 47-year-old Wall should repay her debts to North Kesteven District Council after she admitted two counts of theft.

 

She was also handed a three year jail term.

 

Wall, of Rippon Drive, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, stole a total of £597,964 while working as a cashier for the council.

 

She pocketed cash collected from council parking meters, taking up to £10,000 every month.

 

Her role at the council, where she had worked for more than 30 years, was to deposit takings from meters into the council`s bank account.

 

But for a decade she stole a fortune in small change, using it to feed her compulsion for Elvis memorabilia at collectors` fairs and specialist shops across the country.

 

The court heard that Wall had declared herself bankrupt following her conviction, meaning her only assets were the Elvis memorabilia and a second-hand Vauxhall Astra.

 

Proceeds of the sale at Bamfords Ltd in Derby will go to the council which suffered Wall`s thefts over a 10 year period.

 

Additional information:

 

Catalogues for the auction are available free by email: elvis@bamfords-auctions.co.uk or for images please view the site below (more images uploaded daily).

Viewing times:

Friday 8th June 1pm - 6pm

Saturday 9th June 10am - 1pm

Sale Day: Sunday 10th 10am - 1pm, sale starts 1pm

 

Source: Google / Updated: May 30, 2007

The total raised was £102,000 B)

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/6738415.stm

 

Article in the LA Times

 

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wo...headlines-world

 

They made a nice tidy sum there Carole :cheer: