Eugene David
...The One-Minute Pundit

Monday, August 29, 2005


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MORRISVILLE, N.C. — A man who used to work for farm equipment-maker John Deere is accused of stealing more than 100 miniature tractors and selling them online.

Timothy Paul Weekes, 25, was charged with embezzlement and the theft of 104 miniatures worth a total of more than $2,000. He was arrested Thursday and freed on bond, a day after police seized hats, gloves and other merchandise with the John Deere logo from his home.

He had worked at the John Deere training center in Morrisville until March 17, according to court records.

The company, based in Moline, Ill., sells memorabilia including the pewter equipment models, T-shirts and hats that are popular with collectors, said Bill Klutho, a John Deere public relations manager.

A tipster had called a company hotline in July to report that someone was selling the toy tractors on eBay.

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