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Former Miss Utah accused in million-dollar theft case
The Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 2/27/10 | Sheena McFarland

Posted on 02/27/2010 5:42:10 AM PST by colorcountry

A former Miss Utah has been arrested with two others on suspicion of stealing about $1 million in products from NuSkin and reselling them over the Internet.

Elizabeth Craig, who was Miss Utah in 1991-92 and who participated in the Miss America pageant, was booked into Utah County Jail on suspicion of theft, conspiracy to commit theft, possession of stolen goods and selling trademarked goods without authorization. She spent a night in jail last week and was bailed out by her husband.

Brady Harper was jailed on the same circumstances, as was Scott Lazerson, who is also suspected of communications fraud. They have not been charged.

Beginning in April, Lazerson, a former NuSkin employee, would go to the company's distribution center and talk his way into getting boxes of products without paying for them, said Capt. Cliff Argyle of the Provo Police Department. The trio had three rented storage units full of products with a wholesale value of about $1 million, he said. They would use eBay and Amazon.com to sell the goods "to anyone with an Internet connection, anywhere in the world," Argyle said.

A person called NuSkin security to report that someone was selling NuSkin product without permission, and after security employees saw a non-employee load up boxes of NuSkin products from a storage unit in Orem, they contacted police.

"They didn't see how what they were doing was wrong. They said other people on the Internet were doing the Advertisement same," Argyle said. "It's not clear that Lazerson was clear about not paying for it, but the other two had to have been aware they were not employees of the company but they were selling trademarked goods of that company."

Craig was a religious educator for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' seminary program, and she was a director for the Especially for Youth program, as well.

She was scheduled to speak at an Especially for Youth conference at Brigham Young University-Idaho, but when administrators learned of her arrest, they canceled her presentation, said Andy Cargal, school spokesman.

The three could face federal charges because the goods likely crossed state lines, Argyle said, but that is still under investigation. Police do not know how much money the three made.

"As far as value, this is probably one of the higher totals for thefts we've dealt with," Argyle said.


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Okay guys, is she guilty?
1 posted on 02/27/2010 5:42:10 AM PST by colorcountry
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To: colorcountry
mug shot....GUILTY!


2 posted on 02/27/2010 5:44:59 AM PST by newfreep (Palin/DeMint 2012 - Bolton: Secy of State)
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To: newfreep

Eh...a little rough around he edges, but for a cougar, not bad.


3 posted on 02/27/2010 5:45:56 AM PST by InternetTuffGuy
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To: colorcountry
The jury is still out.


4 posted on 02/27/2010 5:46:57 AM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: InternetTuffGuy

She should have used it instead of selling it


5 posted on 02/27/2010 5:48:26 AM PST by Concho
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To: Travis McGee

I think she would clean up fine.


6 posted on 02/27/2010 5:49:22 AM PST by BnBlFlag (Deo Vindice/Semper Fidelis "Ya gotta saddle up your boys; Ya gotta draw a hard line")
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To: newfreep

7 posted on 02/27/2010 5:51:43 AM PST by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: colorcountry

I’d definitely hit the younger version...but not the new model with STDs and HIV lurking.


8 posted on 02/27/2010 5:53:32 AM PST by newfreep (Palin/DeMint 2012 - Bolton: Secy of State)
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To: colorcountry

Unless they have solid evidence the only crime is the theft of the goods from the company property. And thats only for the guys taking it out. Selling the products online is not against the law. They’ll have to prove she knew it was stolen.


9 posted on 02/27/2010 5:53:38 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: colorcountry

Not guilty, your honor.


10 posted on 02/27/2010 5:54:08 AM PST by Nonstatist
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To: colorcountry

11 posted on 02/27/2010 5:58:53 AM PST by Utah Binger (Mount Carmel Utah, Twelve Miles East of Zion National Park)
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To: colorcountry

I found this list of former Miss Utahs. She isn’t on it. What a lying scumbag. I guess she had everyone flumoxed.

http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-usa/parade/utah.php


12 posted on 02/27/2010 6:04:01 AM PST by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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ig was a religious educator for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' seminary program, and she was a director for the Especially for Youth program, as well.

OK, next time someone is arrested who attends a Unitarian Church, then print that, too.

13 posted on 02/27/2010 6:07:13 AM PST by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: InternetTuffGuy

Like a better photo but not bad.


14 posted on 02/27/2010 6:09:21 AM PST by wally_bert (It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
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To: colorcountry

Miss America......not Miss USA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Utah


15 posted on 02/27/2010 6:10:33 AM PST by JoeDetweiler
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To: colorcountry

There must be much more to this. Fire the controller. How does a million dollars go out the back door, and the accountant does not know. Product was being made, purchased, and then not sold. Something here stinks of money laundering, and someone at the company knew.....


16 posted on 02/27/2010 6:13:39 AM PST by Quick Shot
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To: colorcountry

Try Miss America, not Miss USA?


17 posted on 02/27/2010 6:15:44 AM PST by Former War Criminal (My senior Senator (who served in Vietnam) said so.)
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To: Quick Shot

I bet she was schtupping the sponsor’s rep.


18 posted on 02/27/2010 6:18:50 AM PST by 60Gunner (But there's this one particular harbor...)
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To: colorcountry

What is NuSkin?


19 posted on 02/27/2010 6:19:20 AM PST by greyfoxx39 ("The Economy Is So Bad, Even 'Rosy Scenario' Lost Her Job"-Jim Geraghty)
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To: colorcountry

***I found this list of former Miss Utahs. She isn’t on it. What a lying scumbag. I guess she had everyone flumoxed.***

The article does NOT say that she is a former Miss Utah, but simply that she was a participant in the contest.


20 posted on 02/27/2010 6:20:33 AM PST by kitkat (Obama hates us. Well, maybe a LOT of Kenyans do.)
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