Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft Of Longaberger Baskets

Longaberger baskets are an American tradition. In the early 1900s, baskets were as commonplace as paper bags and plastic containers are now. Today, The Longaberger Company is America’s premier maker of handcrafted baskets They have somewhat of a cult following in the collectibles market and baskets range in price from inexpensive to very expensive for retired pieces and signed originals. These are beautiful pieces and are used for decoration as well as functionality of a hand woven basket Longaberger baskets are truly an American original How popular? Apparently a Maryland woman , former bookkeeper at a Frederick business has admitted using her employer’s credit cards for more than $40,000 in purchases . Her loot included Longaberger Baskets