[ol' hoghead]

Rhee-Nakajima then changed her story, Gittens said, and admitted that the violin had never been stolen and that she had filed a false police report.

Oh, what tangled webs we weave....

[libstripper]

It surprises me that she even tried to steal the violin. With a price tag of $175,000 it is a very unique instrument and one that only a few people would want and be able to pay for. Thus, it would be about as hard to dispose of as an original Rembrant. A smarter thief goes for cheaper, more fungible items that aren't as easy to trace and identify and are far easier to fence.