NYU Roommate Stealing : A freshman at New York University is suing her roommate after allegedly discovering $51,000 in stolen handbags and jewels.
Aurora Agapov, 19, sued her roommate Kaitlyn Fung and Fung’s mother, accusing the 18-year-old of devising a plan to steal Agapov’s expensive goods and sell some of them on an online luxury resale marketplace.
Agapov’s father is Andre Agapov, a Russian-American mining mogul and the CEO of a gold mining corporation.
The suit claims that Aurora Agapov realized in May that some of her belongings had gone missing from their room in Founders’ Hall. She also discovered a receipt from the online consignment site The RealReal that detailed the missing items, according to the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, Agapov forced Fung to register an account on The RealReal, which allegedly revealed many goods Fung was in the process of selling, including an 18-karat ring worth approximately $24,000, a $3,300 Celine baggage, and a $4,000 Chanel bag.
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Items that had already been sold included a $2,485 Bvlgari necklace and a $175 Chanel bracelet. The lawsuit claims that both goods were sold for significantly less than their genuine market worth. The bracelet was worth $2,000, while the necklace was worth around $13,000, according to the lawsuit.
Other stolen items, including a Gucci purse, Christian Louboutin shoes, and a Celine handbag, were sold but later returned to Fung, according to the lawsuit.
Fung, from Old Tappan, New Jersey, was arrested on May 2 after Agapov reported the incident to police. A police representative confirmed that she had been charged with grand larceny.
According to the lawsuit, Agapov traveled to The RealReal’s New York City branch and was told by an employee that Fung’s mother had reportedly asked them to send the unsold items to her home.
Fung, who says she studies politics and criminology on LinkedIn, and her mother could not be reached on Tuesday using the phone numbers posted for them. Court filings did not include their attorney’s contact information.
In the lawsuit, Agapov claims that Fung and her mother “have failed and refused” to restore the stolen items to her.
A spokeswoman for The RealReal stated that none of the reportedly stolen items are still in their possession, and the company is cooperating with law officials.
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The official stated that all consignors must sign an agreement verifying their right to sell the things and that they are not stolen.
“If we receive any information that items might be stolen, we act fast by removing the items from the site and starting an investigation,” the statement continued.
A spokeswoman for NYU said they couldn’t comment on the exact instance, but stealing from housemates is uncommon at the school and considered a “lousy thing to do.” If a student is proven to have stolen from a roommate, he or she will most likely be immediately expelled from the dorm and face harsh punishments such as suspension.
