Already facing federal charges for allegedly stealing stolen bronze nameplates from the Asan Bay Overlook on Nimitz Hill, Joseph Elibosang has been indicted locally on charges of theft by receiving as a third degree felony. According to federal court documents, he sold 26 nameplates to Xiong's Family Recycling Company beginning in late June. He was remanded to the custody of U.S. Marshals and has a detention hearing scheduled for the 24th of this month in district court. In the meantime, authorities have stopped searching local scrap yards, as some of the stolen name plates were located in Hong Kong. The National Park Service estimates each nameplate as being worth $1,700.
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