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became suspicious of the behavior of frequent visitors Landau and 24-year-old Jason
Savedoff, whom Landau had identified as his nephew, though they are not related. Landau "certainly was very personable; he had class. He knew how to conduct himself in a research library, but Savedoff, of whom little
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and police were called. They found 79 documents hidden in
Savedoff's laptop case in a locker, several of them having been signed out by Landau. According to Landau's plea agreement, from December 2010 through July 2011, Landau and Savedoff stole documents from numerous institutions, including the
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