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A factory worker and an accomplice were convicted of stealing hundreds of skis

The pair then resold the defective skis for cheap

Each received a suspended sentence

An Austrian man has been convicted of stealing more than 2,600 pairs of skis in a scheme that played out over two years — quietly turning factory rejects into cash.

The 58-year-old worked for Atomic, one of the world's leading ski manufacturers, at the company's plant in the Pongau region of Salzburg, according to Salzburger Nachrichten , ORF Salzburg and Yahoo Life .

Per the outlets, he was handed a 14-month suspended sentence and ordered to repay €80,000, or about $88,000, to the company in April,

The outlets reported that company video footage captured the man loading skis at night, helping to confir

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