Olympus Worker Charged in $374,000 eBay Scam Extradited

A former Olympus employee is back in Lehigh County after police arrested him in Katy, TX. Police issued a warrant for Benjamin Wilson, 35, after a 2011 investigation uncovered Wilson was purchasing televisions and computers with Olympus Corp. funds and selling them on eBay. 

On June 21, 2011, a senior asset protection analyst in Olympus’ Internal Audit Department contacted Upper Saucon Township police. Employees told police that in late February to early March 2011, Olympus noticed that the Scientific Equipment Group had purchased 10 Dell workstations valued at about $44,683 that could not be accounted for. Wilson, an Olympus emplyee at the time, signed the purchase orders.

Further investigation uncovered Wilson ordered 454 high-end televisions, which were paid for by the company. He then sold the TVs on eBay, using the name "benandem98". 

Wilson was no longer an employee at the time of his arrest and had relocated with his family to Katy, TX. He was extradited and arraigned yesterday evening, and faces three felony counts of theft and forgery.