The owner and manager of a Nebraska gold dealer accused of receiving and selling stolen items after a monthslong investigation appeared in court for the first time.Jarrod McIntyre and Melanie Pursley are charged with theft by receiving stolen property in excess of $5,000, conspiracy to commit a felony and racketeering.Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine called the crime a large fencing operation. "They would walk out of the store with something, go right to that location, get money for the property and there was almost like a request made at times," Kleine said. Kleine said McIntyre and Pursley profited potentially up to millions of dollars in stolen items. "Tremendous amount of property that was moved over the course of several years," Kleine said. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said it became aware of a pattern in January 2025, where known, convicted shoplifters would steal items from retailers and take them to Nebraska Precious Metals for resale.Previous coverage: Owner, manager of Nebraska Precious Metals arrested as result of monthslong investigationInvestigators said they think McIntyre and Pursley bought property stolen from several retail stores around the Metro."There's a lot of moving parts here. There's a lot of investigations being done," Kleine said. KETV Investigates uncovered that McIntyre is not unfamiliar to our airwaves. He was interviewed around this time in 2024 in Council Bluffs. He owns Turn the Paige Investments and his company is part of developing a blended housing neighborhood called Hillside Estates. "The stereotypes that comes with affordable housing could be lifted by incorporating multiple price points within a concentrated area," McIntyre said back in 2024. The city of Council Bluffs is aware, and as of right now, they do not have a comment.Kleine said other states and the Feds are looking into McIntyre's dealings. "The Department of Revenue will look at that. You know when somebody is involved," Kleine said. "I'm just saying generally, if someone is involved in an enterprise and they are making money, they got to show somehow that income. Sometimes they spread it into other legitimate businesses." The company had previously been investigated by the Omaha police Retail Crime Squad, and authorities said the company was failing to report more than 50% of its purchased items to law enforcement.Investigators said more than $15,000 in reported shoplifted property that the store purchased from December 2024 to April 2025 was identified.The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said that the revenue generated ranged between $2 million to $3 million per year and has been occurring since at least 2018.They were each held on a $300,000 bond and are scheduled to appear in court next on June 2.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |