Nationwide — Antwone Tate, a FedEx worker from Memphis, Tennessee, was arrested for stealing 4 gold bars from a bundle and pawning them. The stolen gold, value greater than $13,500, went lacking whereas being processed on the FedEx Memphis Hub.
The bundle was scanned into the power on Could 14 however arrived at its vacation spot with the gold bars lacking. FedEx’s Loss Prevention group launched an inside investigation and flagged Tate as a suspect, based on Fox 13 Memphis.
Memphis police later discovered that Tate had been pawning giant quantities of knickknack and valuable metals at a neighborhood store since January. A pawn ticket confirmed that he had pawned gold bars shortly after the theft.
Investigators imagine Tate had direct entry to the lacking bundle whereas working on the hub. His transaction historical past and entry to the bundle led to his arrest.
Tate was charged with theft of property valued between $10,000 and $60,000. He’s at present in custody, and authorities say the investigation continues to be ongoing.
