Man in rare book heist sentenced after stealing $216,000 worth of manuscripts from UCLA library

UCLA staff later reported that the name Alan Fujimori was associated with a known book thief responsible for similar incidents at UC Berkeley. - (Getty Images)

A sophisticated scheme to pilfer rare and historical Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA library system has concluded with the sentencing of Jeffrey Ying, who received a year of home confinement and credit for time already served in custody.

The 39-year-old, from Fremont, California, admitted to the theft of a major artwork.