NYU pupil accuses roommate of stealing over $50,000 value of garments, purses and jewellery, courtroom paperwork say

A New York University pupil is suing her roommate and her roommate’s mom for allegedly stealing greater than $50,000 value of garments, purses, and jewellery after which trying to promote the objects via a web-based consignment retailer, courtroom paperwork present.

The swimsuit alleges that Aurora Agapov’s roommate Kaitlyn Fung “concocted a scheme whereby she would steal Plaintiff’s jewellery and high-end designer clothes and purses and promote identical via The Real Real.”

Agapov, who accomplished her freshman yr at New York University earlier this summer time, observed round May 1 that a few of her belongings have been lacking, courtroom paperwork present. On the identical day, she allegedly found a receipt written to her roommate Fung, who’s from Old Tappan, New Jersey. The swimsuit alleges the receipt was from the posh consignment retailer The RealReal and listed among the allegedly stolen objects.

“My coronary heart dropped,” Agapov stated to the New York Post about her discovery of the alleged thefts, which included objects given to her by her mom. “We spoke just about on daily basis,” She added to the Post about her roommate. “I’d say we did not actually have any falling outs or something.” 

Fung’s authorized group, Agapov’s authorized group, and The RealReal didn’t instantly reply to CBS News’ request for remark.

According to the lawsuit, that evening, Agapov confronted Fung, who’d been her roommate for the 2023-2024 college yr, and Fung allegedly admitted she’d stolen a number of precious objects, a few of which had already been bought via The RealReal, which calls itself “the biggest market for authenticated luxurious consignment.” 

At Agapov’s request, Fung allegedly signed onto her RealReal account and confirmed her the objects listed on the market. According to the swimsuit, they included a Solange Azagury 18K ruby ring value $23,765, a Celine Nanno tote value $3,300 and a Chanel purse value $4,000. 

The app additionally allegedly listed stolen objects that had already been bought, together with a Chanel Strauss that had bought for $175 and a Bvlgari necklace that had bought for $2,485. According to the swimsuit, each objects “have been bought for considerably lower than their true market worth. Specifically, the Chanel Strauss Bracelet had a price of $2,000 and the Bvlgari Necklace had a price of roughly $13,000.”

The app allegedly listed different objects stolen from Agapov however returned to Fung, together with a Gucci purse, a Celine purse and Christian Louboutin footwear. 

According to the swimsuit, the worth of the unsold stolen objects is roughly $31,000, whereas the damages being looked for the bought stolen objects is a minimum of $20,000.

Agapov reported the alleged theft to the New York Police Department on May 2, and Fung was arrested the identical day, the swimsuit said.

When Agapov went to The RealReal retailer in downtown Manhattan to debate the theft, an worker instructed her that Fung’s mom, referred to within the swimsuit as Jane Doe, instructed the shop to ship the unsold objects to her residence in New Jersey, courtroom paperwork allege. Those objects haven’t but been returned, regardless of Agapov’s calls for, the swimsuit stated. 

A courtroom summons for Fung was handed to her father at her New Jersey residence on June 6, courtroom paperwork confirmed.