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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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"Theft (including swindling/fraud, deception and grand larceny)" |
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Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2011 |
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Australia |
County or Region of Crime: |
Western Australia |
City of Crime: |
Perth |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Raymond Mickelberg aka Ray Mickelberg was wrongly convicted in August 2010 of stealing a roll of tape from a Perth, Australia store on January 20, 2009. Mickelberg's conviction was overturned by Western Australia's Court of Appeals in April 2011. This was Ray Mickelberg's second wrongful conviction. In a previous case Ray Mickelberg and his brothers Peter Mickelberg and Brian Mickelberg were framed by police and convicted in 1983 of defrauding $653,000 in gold bullion from the Perth Mint in exchange for worthless cheques." |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
64 |
Age When Released: |
65 |
Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
Information Source 1: |
"Sticky tape conviction quashed for Mickelberg brother, ABC, April 15, 2011" |
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/15/3193138.htm?section=justin |
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"Mickelberg found guilty of stealing from Bunnings, Perth Now, August 18, 2010" |
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http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/mickelberg-defends-bunnings-theft-charge/story-e6frg13u-1225906989523 |
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