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Published: 2011-09-22 06:27:00
Updated: 2011-09-25 10:21:01

Posted: September 22, 2011
Updated: September 25, 2011

Franklin Academy employee charged with embezzlement

Stephen Blake Johnson, Franklin Academy computer thefts

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Stephen Blake Johnson, Franklin Academy computer thefts
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Wake Forest, N.C. — An employee of Franklin Academy in Wake Forest faces accusations that he stole computers from the school and tried to sell them on the Craigslist website, according to search warrants.

Stephen Blake Johnson, 26, of 1127 Thornrose Way in Wake Forest, was charged Monday with one count of embezzlement.

Officials of the charter school noticed Monday that an Apple Macbook was missing, and an employee found a listing on Craigslist for the Apple, authorities stated in the warrants. When contacted, the seller sent a serial number that matched with the missing computer.

On Tuesday, school officials noticed an HP Compaq computer was missing.

Johnson turned over one computer to authorities on Monday, and investigators  found the other computer during a search of Johnson's home Tuesday evening, the warrants state.

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haha hewas one of myu teachers...
jgrosnik
September 26, 2011 11:11 a.m.
Could just see him thinking .. they will never look on CL because I'm smarter then they are!
bombayrunner
September 22, 2011 4:14 p.m.
Good job by whoever found the item. It is common for stolen merchandise to be found on CL, but it is just starting to become common to check for stolen items there. Good for them.
maz6123
September 22, 2011 3:38 p.m.
Judging from his mug shot, if he winds up with even a little jail time he's going to be more popular than he could have ever imagined. Bet he'll never steal another laptop.
YippiYiyoKiYay
September 22, 2011 3:37 p.m.
He was an IT Assistant. I guess nobody would've thought anything of him taking computers out of the building. I would think the security cameras would have also captured this.
mistressingrid
September 22, 2011 1:41 p.m.
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