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Kansas Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing Over $190,000 Worth of Scientific Calculators
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Kansas Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing Over $190,000 Worth of Scientific Calculators

A Kansas man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for stealing over $190,000 worth of scientific calculators from Wal-Mart stores in multiple states. Jacob Nelson, 31, of Wichita, Kansas, pleaded guilty on November 19, 2013, to one count of conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce.

Nelson was arrested on August 13, 2013, after he and a co-conspirator stole 14 scientific calculators valued at $1,295 from the Wal-Mart in Maquoketa, Iowa. Police officers searched Nelson’s car and found hundreds of stolen calculators and two loaded handguns. The stolen calculators were shipped to New York City.

Nelson was sentenced on February 4, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade. He was ordered to make $163,974.96 in restitution to Wal-Mart and serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.

The conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Nelson’s brother, Caleb Nelson, 29, also from Wichita, Kansas, previously pleaded guilty on January 21, 2014, for his role in the conspiracy.

The cases were investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Maquoketa Police Department. The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony Morfitt.

Nelson was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a special assessment of $100. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.