RNC delegate claims $120,000 stolen

MINNEAPOLIS , Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Colorado delegate to the Republican National Convention claims a woman stole more than $120,000 in cash and items from his Minneapolis hotel room.

Denver lawyer Gabriel Nathan Schwartz, 29, said he met a woman hours after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin delivered her acceptance speech for the Republican vice presidential nomination Sept. 3 in St. Paul, Minn., and invited the woman back to his room at the Hotel Ivy, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Tuesday.

"Victim reported suspect made victim drinks, told him to get undressed, which is the last thing he remembers," a police report of the incident said. "Upon waking, victim discovered money, jewelry gone; total loss over ($120,000)."

Among the items Schwartz reported stolen were a $30,000 watch, a $20,000 ring and a $1,000 Prada belt, police said.

Investigators said they believe Schwartz was drugged by the woman.

"It's very, very, very rare," Minneapolis Police Sgt. William Palmer said of the incident. "I can think of a couple of burglaries where we had that much stolen, but it's the first time I've heard of this kind of deal."