Rental Center Owner Finds Missing Inventory in Facebook Photo

Gulfport, Miss., rental center owner John Milner discovered a former employee had stolen inventory from him accidentally while perusing Facebook. Milner, owner of Milner Rental Center, was looking at a picture on Facebook when he saw some of the company’s property, according to local media outlet WLOX.
Jan. 6, 2012

Gulfport, Miss., rental center owner John Milner discovered a former employee had stolen inventory from him accidentally while perusing Facebook. Milner, owner of Milner Rental Center, was looking at a picture on Facebook when he saw some of the company’s property, according to local media outlet WLOX.

The picture had been posted by a relative of former MRC employee Jonathan Huckabay. Milner noticed the items, checked his inventory and discovered the company was missing a large party tent, tables and chairs. Investigators recovered the missing items at the Huckabay’s home. The former employee was arrested and charged with embezzlement.

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