Ex-Tiffany exec given year in prison for $2 million jewelry theft
Lederhaas-Okun, who lives in Darien, Connecticut, pleaded guilty on July 26 to one count of transporting stolen property in interstate commerce, less than a month after being arrested.
Prosecutors had pushed for Lederhaas-Okun to be sentenced for up to 46 months in prison for a crime that Tiffany in a court filing called "sad and disturbing."
called the request "excessive." But he also rejected a request by Lederhaas-Okun's lawyer to impose just six months in prison, citing the "magnitude of the crime."
Gardephe sentenced her to a year and a day in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. The judge also ordered Lederhaas-Okun to forfeit more than $2.11 million to the government and pay $2.24 million in restitution, an amount sought by Tiffany.
