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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Government selling seized wedding dresses at discount

Rhonda Fitzgerald is getting married next fall, and many of the plans are still in the works.

One thing she hadn't counted on: Buying her wedding dress from the federal government.

When an Upper Marlboro woman was convicted in 2013 of embezzling more than $5 million from the nonprofit Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. Marshals Service seized her assets — including a bridal shop she owned.

That left the authorities with 2,000 gowns and other accessories, which the court ordered sold. They are selling them this week at a discount and donating the proceeds back to the nonprofit.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile, Euphonia is 15 months into her 46 month sentence. She should have gotten a much stiffer punishment. Her husband, who knowingly profited from her stolen millions, is free, but probably shouldn't be.