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Trisa Gildard promoted to Senior Regional LP
Director for Ross Stores
Previously, Trisa was a Regional LP Director for the retailer since 2013. Prior,
she held loss prevention/investigations roles for Sears Holdings Corporation
(Regional LP Manager and Regional LP Director), Target (Regional Investigations
Team Leader, Group AP Team Leader, District AP Team Leader and Investigations
Group Team Leader). Congratulations Trisa!
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ADT Unveils New ADT Commercial Brand
Combines Multiple Strategic Acquisitions;
Delivers Broad Portfolio of Innovative Solutions for Enterprise Customers
 ADT
(NYSE: ADT), a leading provider of monitored security and interactive home and
business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, today unveiled
its new ADT Commercial brand and positioning
video, as part of its multi-year expansion plans.
Since the merger
with Protection 1, ADT has built upon its commercial capabilities and customer
focused approach combining more than ten strategic acquisitions, bringing
decades of experience to commercial and national account customers. ADT's
announcement is part of its participation in
ISC West, North America's largest
security industry trade show with more than 30,000 industry professionals and
1,000 exhibitors.
Read more here
Sensormatic Solutions Enriches Google Cloud
Partnership with TrueVUE Inventory Intelligence to Help Retailers Deliver
Unified Commerce
New partnership to be showcased at Google
Cloud Next '19;
Provides retailers with real-time, actionable insights and predictive analytics
for unique shopper experiences
 Johnson
Controls is announcing the next evolution of a partnership between its
Sensormatic
Solutions retail group and Google Cloud. This move further strengthens
Sensormatic's retail market leadership in real-time analytics, store execution
and performance solutions. Sensormatic Solutions' TrueVUE Inventory Intelligence
is built on Google Cloud Platform to provide a future-proof infrastructure with
global scale, security and high performance.
Sensormatic will leverage
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support its growth strategies by integrating
retail software solutions onto a centralized platform that provides retailers
with real-time, actionable insights and predictive analytics to drive
operational excellence and help create unique shopper experience
"Sensormatic will continuously innovate using Google Cloud's artificial
intelligence and machine learning solutions, while fueling many other
innovations that will truly help shape the future of retail," said Bjoern
Petersen, president, Sensormatic Solutions. "Innovation is in our DNA at
Sensormatic, and we will continue to seek new ways to help retailers succeed."
Sensormatic at Next '19
At Next '19, Sensormatic will discuss the brand's TrueVUE Inventory Intelligence
SaaS solution.
busnesswire.com
Johnson Controls leverages cloud, artificial
intelligence as part of strategic alignment for access control and video
solutions units
Newly combined business
unit to focus on providing business efficiencies,
security intelligence for
customers
 Johnson
Controls announced that it has combined its Tyco Access Control and Video
Solutions businesses into a single operational unit to more closely align the
two disciplines and optimize future technology developments for cyber
resiliency, business efficiency and intelligence.
The combination of the two units will enable strategic organizational focus on
four key technology pillars: cybersecurity, cloud solutions, unification and
automation, areas identified as critical for an organization's security and
business operations. The global realignment of teams in engineering, product
management and customer support will provide Tyco Access Control and Video
Solutions with a more holistic picture of how best to address customers' new
security and operational challenges while optimizing and expanding on these core
pillars throughout the Tyco portfolio.
tycosecurityproducts.com
Appriss to Receive Investment from Clearlake Capital
to Continue Rapid Growth and Expansion
 Appriss
Holdings, Inc. ("Appriss" or the "Company") today announced that leading private
equity firm Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates,
"Clearlake") will make a significant new equity investment in the Company to
further support Appriss's rapid growth and expansion into new markets. With the
investment, Clearlake will become an equal partner in Appriss alongside
management and Insight Partners, which invested in Appriss in 2014.
Read more in today's Press Release column below.
The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) Announces
New Board Members
 The
Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) announced the selection of its newest board
members to assist in governing and providing strategic direction for the
Foundation at its recent board meeting.
Elected to the Board of Directors was:
For a complete list of the Loss Prevention Foundation Board Members visit our
site: LPF Board
of Directors
ISC
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The Best New Product Winner is
IPVideo Corporation was recognized with the Best New Product
award for its HALO IOT Smart Sensor solution yesterday in the
2019 SIA New Product Showcase (NPS). Initially intended to combat
school vaping, bullying and active shooter threats, HALO IOT Smart
Sensor has expanded across verticals.
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ISC West 2019 Keynote - Acting Under Secretary DHS
How DHS and Industry Partnerships Drive Security Innovation
 "We
do not hold the keys to all of the solutions to keep our country safe and secure
- you do. There is always an opportunity for you to work with the U.S.
government," said William N. Bryan, Acting Under Secretary for Science and
Technology for the DHS Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).
In a keynote presentation yesterday morning, Bryan stressed how S&T wants to
work with the security industry, across the globe, to accelerate R&D and deliver
solutions that enable communities to adapt and respond to the speed of
innovation and complex threat cycles.
"We can't do it alone," Bryan said. "We want your ideas, and we will cherish
them. Homeland security is a team sport, collaboration is critical and the
diversity of perspectives is essential to our success."
sdmmag.com
Retail Fatalities & Violence Epidemic Continues Across Retail America
488 Fatalities in 2018 - Up 30% Since 2016
Organized Retail Crime Cases Up 34% Since 2014
Texas, California, Florida Among Top States in Retail Crime & Violence
 The
D&D Daily - the #1 daily digital news source for the retail industry focused on
retail trends, Loss Prevention, Asset Protection and IT Security - recently
released its 2018 industry-exclusive reports on retail fatalities, violence and
organized retail crime impacting the U.S. retail industry, based on publicly
reported data.
Among the most alarming findings were 488 violent deaths that took place in
Retail America in 2018, reflecting a 15% increase over 2017 and a 30% increase
from 2016's 374 violent deaths. 65% of last year's retail deaths were homicides
(arguments, murder/suicides, workplace violence, fire) with the other 35%
occurring in the act of a retail crime (robberies, burglaries, shoplifting,
carjacking).
"With the increased violence in stores being reported across the country by law
enforcement, it comes as no surprise that the opioid epidemic is having a major
impact on America's retail stores - with Retail America becoming the 'silent
victim' as this tragedy plays out," says Gus Downing, publisher and executive
editor of the D&D Daily.
"Couple that with the rising felony thresholds, the decriminalization trends,
the tens of thousands of early releases, and law enforcement's budget restraints
and you have the perfect storm for increasing violent criminal activity in
retail stores."
prweb.com
Sally's Beauty head of LP uses the power of GPS tech
to catch members of 11 ORC rings
 ORC impacts retailers of all sizes. As these crime rings become more brazen and
aggressive in their efforts, many retailers have responded with forward-thinking
strategies that are putting these groups behind bars.
This was the case with Jim Mires, the VP of Loss Prevention & Safety for
Sally's Beauty Holdings. When Jim joined the team, Sally's had been hit hard
by a serial burglary ring in the Toronto area.
"The cost of burglary is big. There's the loss of revenue, the cost of property
damage and the impairment to the company's reputation. I wanted to do more than
just stop these criminals. I wanted to catch them and pursue them civilly for
damages. So, when Sally's began to experience a surge in burglaries I told the
members of Senior leadership... we can impact this."
Jim, a 30-year industry veteran, first became familiar with 3SI and GPS tracking
at a conference. "Their sales rep wasn't pushy, and he didn't try to sell me
anything. He just listened and genuinely wanted to help. We deployed several
Trackers with my previous employer that year with great success. So, I knew that
it would work."
Fast forward a year later and Sally's now has over 200 trackers deployed
across stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. Sally's Beauty, with the help
of GPS tracking, has helped to identify 11 crime rings and facilitate multiple
arrests.
3sisecurity.com
 Dallas,
TX: Police Chief explains hour-long response to Clothing store Armed Robbery
Police Response Continues to Plague Retail - Even for Armed Robberies
Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall says it was a perfect storm that left robbery
victims waiting more than an hour for help over the weekend. The DTLR Shoe and
Clothing Store in West Dallas was held up at gunpoint Sunday afternoon with
scared customers and employees inside who waited and waited and finally gave up
on police showing up. The chief says the streets were covered, but that call for
help came amidst a handful of calls that were all needing an immediate police
response. But the clothing store didn't get it.
fox4news.com
Lawsuit Alleges Raley's, Food Source Managers
Made Loss Prevention Officers Racially Profile Customers
A recently filed lawsuit claims parent company Raley's, Food Source and Camden
Security Services ordered loss prevention security officers to follow African
American customers. The suit also claims some of those officers were put in
dangerous situations without backup, as well as punished and sometimes fired
when they complained.
 Candace
Alston has been working as a loss prevention security officer for two years,
most recently with Camden Security Services. But it's when she started working
at various different Raley's and Food Source stores around Sacramento that
Camden contracts with that she says she started to hear racist statements from
the store managers.
"One manager told me when I first starting to work in his store, 'Oh, we really
have a problem with (expletive) over here. So, just watch them, just watch
them,'" Alston told FOX40. She says those same managers would then tell Alston
and other loss prevention officers to follow customers of a specific race. "They
would want us to watch black people specifically," she said.
"Raley's managers tell them to racially profile the customers," said Alston's
attorney, Bryan McCormack. "So, if a black person comes in they're told to
follow them." McCormack said he now represents three former Camden loss
prevention officers in a lawsuit seeking emotional distress and punitive
damages, as well as money for lost wages.
All three of his clients were eventually fired after he says they complained
about what Raley's managers were having them do. Camden Security Services
declined to comment on the lawsuit.
A spokesperson for Raley's released the following statement to FOX40 saying:
"Raley's contracts with Camden Security Services for security services at our
stores. The individuals suing are not current or former Raley's employees. It's
our policy to not discuss specifics of pending lawsuits."
fox40.com
Safety Sensitive Workers Testing Positive Up
51% After Accidents
Drug Tests Show Marijuana Use at 14-Year High Among Workers
2%+ Of US Employees Testing Positive
"Marijuana use is on the rise in society"
The number of workers and job applicants who tested positive for marijuana
climbed 10% last year to 2.3%, according to an analysis of 10 million urine,
saliva and hair samples by Quest Diagnostics Inc. 4.4% tested for pot,
prescription painkillers and other drugs, the highest since 2004.
 Since
then, the number of drug tests showing signs of cocaine, heroin, prescription
sleep aids and certain opiates like morphine has fallen sharply. But the tests
indicate marijuana use has steadily risen for the general U.S. workforce,
including among employees in safety-sensitive jobs such as airplane pilots,
nuclear power-plant operators and train conductors.
Members of Congress have introduced a number of bills to better define the
rights of medical marijuana users in recent months, and some states like Maine
have enacted laws specifically barring employers from discriminating against
residents who use cannabis products.
As more states legalize marijuana, some employers have stopped screening for its
use among job candidates, Dr. Sample said. That makes this year's uptick in
marijuana results worrying, he said, because a greater share of those drug tests
were issued following workplace accidents or personnel issues.
For safety-sensitive workers in 2018, 4.7% of samples sent to Quest after an
accident came back positive for potentially illicit drugs, up from 3.1% the year
before (Up 51%). "The increases we're seeing in post-accident positive drug
tests is very concerning," said Dr. Sample.
wsj.com
New Legislation Aims for More Stringent
Anti-Harassment Protections
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the Bringing an End to Harassment by
Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination (Be HEARD) in the
Workplace Act in the Senate on Tuesday.
A companion bill is being introduced in the House, led by Rep. Katherine
Clark, D-Mass., vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and Reps. Ayanna
Pressley, D-Mass.; Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.; and Debbie
Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla.
Murray's bill is aimed at:
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● Investing in research about the economic impact of workplace
harassment, and ensuring workers get more information and training
about what constitutes harassment and what their rights are if they
are harassed.
● Ending both mandatory arbitration for sexual-harassment lawsuits
and
pre-employment nondisclosure agreements.
● Strengthening civil rights protections for all workers, including
independent contractors and interns.
● Providing protection against discrimination based on a person's
sexual orientation or gender identity.
● Extending the statute of limitations for harassment lawsuits.
● Providing grants to support legal assistance for workers with low
incomes who bring sexual-harassment lawsuits.
● Lifting the cap on damages when workers win sexual-harassment
lawsuits.
● Eliminating the tipped minimum wage. Murray and others say tipped
workers are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment and
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The legislation seeks to capture, on a federal level, the broader workplace
protections that many states and cities have advanced.
Murray's bill "would provide employees with a greater awareness of their rights
and a better road map for enforcing those rights and pursuing available
remedies."
shrm.org
Standard for EU biometric ID cards one step from approval
after passing European Parliament
The European Parliament has voted to introduce minimum common security standards
for identity cards and residence documents throughout the EU, in order to make
it more difficult for terrorists and other criminals to enter the region. ID
cards will include security features aligned with passports, such as a
contactless chip and the holder's photograph and fingerprints for biometric
identity verification.
biometricupdate.com
Ollie's Has 318 Stores - Shooting for 950
Quarterly Results
Bed Bath & Beyond Q4 comp's down 1.4%, net sales down 11% (1 less week),
full yr comp's down 1.1%, net sales down 2.6%
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2019 40 Under 40: Rich Agostino, Senior Vice President & CISO, Target Corp
 Agostino
was part of the launch of Target's Cyber Fusion Center, where teams of security
experts work to identify and contain breaches. In 2017, he was promoted to
senior vice president and chief information security officer.
He joined Target in 2014 as VP - Information Security. Prior to joining Target,
Agostino was with General Electric for 12 years where he held various roles
including leading the IT audit function of GE's internal audit staff, leading
the global IT compliance teams in the IT risk and security organization, and
driving enterprise security initiatives across the company. Agostino earned his
bachelor's in Management Information Systems from the University of Connecticut
and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor.
Each year,
Business Journal editors select 40 leaders under the age of 40 who have
demonstrated outstanding professional achievement while also finding time to
give back to their communities. This year, there were nearly 500 nominations.
MSPBJ's 40 Under 40 honorees were recognized at a high-profile awards event
March 21. bizjournals.com
Three Reasons Cybercriminals Continue to Succeed
in Breaching
Some of the Biggest Brands
From social media, hospitality, healthcare and even mail delivery, 2018 proved
that there is no escaping cybersecurity flaws, regardless of the type of
business or its popularity.
Not only do these kinds of breaches cause reputational havoc, but with new
regulations such as the GDPR taking hold, fines are also a big fear factor for
business leaders. According to reports, Facebook's potential fine for its part
in the Cambridge Analytica scandal
could reach $1.63 billion- a harsh reality for a global giant like Facebook
to face and pay up. Even for small businesses, the idea of paying up to four
percent of their annual turnover as a fine isn't a fun one.
With the average data breach costing enterprises
$1.23 million and fines in the billions now at stake, security
professionals, like chief information security officers (CISOs) and business
leaders need to band together to align their strategies and budgets with the
protection needed to stand up to today's evolving cyberthreats.
Cybersecurity breaches are unavoidable - protection is a must
Business budgets for security need to be prioritized
Business leaders are not asking crucial cybersecurity questions
securitymagazine.com
25% of Phishing Emails Sneak into Office 365:
Report
Researchers analyzed 55.5 million emails and found one out of every 99
messages contains a phishing attack.
One in every 99 emails is a phishing attack, and a new study shows 25% of those
phishing attacks bypass default security measures built into Office 365,
researchers reported today.
 Cloud-based
email has rung in a new era of phishing, explains Yoav Nathaniel, Avanan lead
security analyst and report author. "The connected nature of cloud email allows
an attacker to get access to a bigger bounty from a single successful phishing
attack since the credentials give them access to other connected accounts such
as cloud file sharing or cloud HR," he says.
Of 55.5 million total emails analyzed, 561,947 were phishing attacks.
Researchers broke the malicious messages into four categories: over half (50.7%)
had malware, 40.9% were harvesting credentials, 8% were extortion emails, and
0.4% were spearphishing attempts.
Bypassing Filters
How do some emails sneak through? Nathaniel says part of the reason is
obfuscation, which rely on emails being displayed to end-users differently than
how they appear to the machine-based security layer. Obfuscation comes in
different ways: rare but legitimate email formats, which aren't properly
analyzed by security but are delivered to inboxes; malformed emails and
attachments that parse HTML to confuse the security layer but appear safe to the
email client; and hidden characters in the email body, which are intended to
trick the security filer.
darkreading.com
Cyber Security Trends To Watch For in 2019
As breaches get harder to detect, the stakes for protecting one's organization
from cyber threats will get higher this year. Following are some of the trends
that will influence the cybersecurity landscape in 2019.
Effective Solution for Hybrid Cloud Security will be Priority
Businesses & Cyber-Criminals will Both Leverage AI, ML
Automation will bring in efficiency in attack analysis & response
IoT Attacks will Increase
Increased Attacks on Small Businesses & Individuals
Data Privacy Laws Go Big securitymagazine.com
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Appriss to Receive Investment from Clearlake Capital to Continue Rapid Growth
and Expansion
Clearlake to Become Equal Partners with Insight Partners and Management;
New Capital Will Accelerate the Data & Analytics Platform's Growth
Louisville, KY, New York, NY and Santa Monica, CA - Appriss
Holdings, Inc. ("Appriss" or the "Company") today announced that leading private
equity firm Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates,
"Clearlake") will make a significant new equity investment in the Company to
further support Appriss's rapid growth and expansion into new markets. With the
investment, Clearlake will become an equal partner in Appriss alongside
management and Insight Partners, which invested in Appriss in 2014.
"Appriss is excited to welcome Clearlake, another premier investor, as we
continue our mission to leverage data and analytics to solve some of the world's
hardest problems surrounding crime, fraud and addiction. Clearlake and Insight
Partners' strong partnership will enable us to continue delivering
differentiated solutions to the market," stated Michael Davis, CEO of Appriss. "Appriss
has always counted on its deep and trusted relationship with customers to
identify ways in which technology and analytics can tackle problems. With these
leading investment firms, we expect to increase the rate at which we invest in
our solutions, both in our current markets and in new opportunities."
Since its founding in 1993, Appriss has focused on leveraging unique data and
analytics to tackle issues related to crime, fraud and addiction. With thousands
of customers spanning federal, state and local governments, health systems and
retailers, Appriss supports users in over 40 countries.
Deven Parekh, Managing Director at Insight Partners, stated, "Since our
investment five years ago, Appriss has significantly expanded its breadth of
data services and analytics and rapidly grown its addressable market. Under
Insight's guidance, Michael and his team have been able to execute on an organic
and inorganic growth strategy that has delivered accelerated growth as Appriss
continues to solve difficult problems for a greater number of customers than
ever before. We look forward to having Clearlake join us to continue supporting
Appriss's "knowledge for good" platform."
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Driving AP/LP Results with Science:
2019 LPRC Focus Update
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Dr. Read Hayes
Research Scientist, UF; Director, LPRC
Mike Giblin
Senior Research Scientist, LPRC
Jordan Burchell
Project Coordinator, LPRC |
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LP/AP teams support their company's success by enabling and protecting the
total enterprise. The Loss
Prevention Research Council was founded by leading retail LP leaders in 2000
to enhance their impact on this mission by working together with researchers to
reduce theft, fraud, and violence.
Today, with record membership of 160 corporations, 80 ongoing projects, the
annual IMPACT
conference, a new app and other upcoming initiatives, learn about the new
ways the LPRC is bringing together retailers, scientists, solution partners and
law enforcement.
Episode Sponsored By:
Amber & Joe Talk NRF PROTECT Past & Present
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Learn how Frank Abagnale of "Catch Me If You Can" fame
helped Joe get a handle on identity theft from a speech he gave at a past NRF LP
Conference, now NRF
PROTECT, and what excites him and Amber about this year's conference in
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Card-not-present fraud decreases in 2018,
but online account takeover fraud increases
The number of U.S. consumers who were victims of total fraud fell last year,
according to
Javelin Strategy & Research's 2019 Identity Fraud Study released in March.
The study surveyed 5,000 U.S. adults representative of the U.S. census
demographics distribution.
In 2018, 14.4 million consumers were the victim of fraud, a decrease from 16.7
million in 2017, and 15.44 million in 2016. 14.4 million U.S. consumers is 5.66%
of the U.S. population, Javelin estimates. The firm says the cost of fraud in
2018 totaled $14.7 billion, down from $16.8 billion last year.
Online merchants are also adapting to criminal techniques and are better at
identifying suspicious shopper activity, says Kyle Marchini, senior analyst,
fraud management at Javelin. For example, a common tactic merchants have used in
the past is to look for risky attributes of the transaction, such as the billing
and shipping addresses not matching. Recently, merchants have gone beyond this
to look at more factors to determine if a transaction is fraudulent, such as the
risk associated with the email address, phone number and a consumer's shopping
behavior, Marchini says.
In fact,
existing card fraud, or fraud using a consumer's credit card number
decreased to 4.40% of the U.S. population in 2018, down from 5.47% in 2017.
Card-not-present fraud, which is fraud made via online transactions, telephone
or mail, also decreased. About 88% of card-not-present fraud victims said online
transactions were the fraud source, according to the study. Last year, 82% of
card-not-present fraud victims said online transactions were the source.
Despite the decrease in existing card fraud, other
forms of fraud, such as account takeover and new account fraud, remain at
high levels.
digitalcommerce360.com
Hard fact: Fraudulent resellers corner 40-45% of
online sale of smartphones
Smartphones form the bulk of sales for e-commerce companies such as Amazon and
Flipkart. But here is a twist in the tale. Most of these smartphones are not
being purchased by end users and instead are finding the place on shelves of
shops across the country. A bulk of these sales are from fraudulent resellers
and not actual smartphone users, according to market research firm techARC.
"Around 40-45 per cent of online smartphone sales are fraudulent transactions
initiated by resellers." The research is based on interviewing retailers,
distributors, logistics companies and others in the value chain.
These resellers often manipulate loopholes in e-commerce websites to order
popular smartphones in bulk. These devices are then sold in
brick-and-mortar stores, where the resellers "(take) advantage of the brand
pull as well as unavailability of specific models online after the flash sales
are over,"
techARC noted.
With this volume of reseller fraud prevalent, the pure online sales contribution
declines to 21-24 per cent of the total smartphone sales. The reseller fraud is
hurting the entire online e-commerce value chain of Smartphones.
entrackr.com
Report: Amazon directly challenges FedEx, UPS
According to a recent report from TJI Research, a new service known as "Amazon
Shipping" is bypassing Amazon fulfillment centers entirely. Select Amazon
sellers with warehouses in the Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York/New Jersey
metro areas can directly print Amazon shipping labels from their dashboards.
Amazon then picks up packages every weekday and delivers them to domestic
consumers seven days a week.
chainstoreage.com
Used-car retailer CarMax will offer more
customers the ability to buy online
How Shopping Bots Helped Create a Fashion
E-Commerce War
Mastercard
to buy fraud fighter Ethoca to cut cost of digital commerce crime
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12th Brazilian Man - Gets 8 yrs for $7M
Nationwide Credit & Debit Card
Fraud Scheme
The twelfth defendant to plead guilty in a large international counterfeit
credit and debit card fraud scheme was sentenced Tuesday to eight years and
two months in federal prison for his involvement in the multimillion dollar
conspiracy. In addition to incarceration, he was ordered to pay restitution in
the amount of $2,288,180, and a criminal forfeiture money judgment of in the
amount of $5 million was imposed.
Skimming ATM's with stole info they obtained through malware and POS intursions
the gang set-up credit card factory's in hotel rooms and residences. Rodrigues
and his co-conspirators used the counterfeit credit and debit cards to obtain
cash withdrawals from ATMs and GCA machines located in Nevada and elsewhere and
also to purchase high-end merchandise including luxury watches, jewelry,
and clothing at hotel-casinos and businesses in Las Vegas, Nevada and other
cities throughout the United States, including: Del Mar, California; Detroit,
Michigan; New Orleans, Louisiana; Nassau County, New York; Biloxi, Mississippi;
and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The group laundered the fraud proceeds and
resold on the black market or online marketplaces.
justice.gov
Two Romanians Convicted Infecting Computers to
Steal and Sell Credit Card Info
& Engage in Online Fraud
A federal jury today convicted two Romanian nationals of 21 counts related to
their scheme to infect victim computers with malware in order to steal credit
card and other information to sell on dark market websites, mine cryptocurrency
and engage in online auction fraud.
"The evidence at presented at trial set out an international criminal enterprise
with victims around the world, including people here in Northern Ohio," Justin
Herdman said. "While they stole millions of dollars, what they thought was a
veil of anonymity was no protection against law enforcement, who worked
diligently to track them down and bring them to justice in an American
courthouse."
The defendants infected and controlled more than 400,000 individual computers,
primarily in the United States.
Their various fraudulent activities resulted in a loss of millions of dollars.
The Bayrob group laundered this money by hiring "money transfer agents" and
created fictitious companies with fraudulent websites designed to give the
impression they were actual businesses engaged in legitimate financial
transactions. Money stolen from victims was wired to these fraudulent companies
and then in turn wired to Western Union or Money Gram offices in Romania.
European "money mules" used fake identity documents to collect the money and
deliver it to the defendants. justice.gov
Two Men Charged in $1.5 Million Nationwide Apple
Gift Card Scheme
New York men, Syed Ali, 29, and his co-conspirator, Jason Tout-Puissant, 27,
were both charged in Dallas Federal Court, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud
and wire fraud in December.
The FBI worked to identify and end the scheme carried out by the defendants,"
said Michael Schneider, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Dallas
Division. "Our private sector partnerships allow us to effectively target
cyber criminals who attempt to steal property or sensitive information."
According to the indictment, Mr. Tout-Puissant allegedly obtained an Apple
point-of-sale device called an "Isaac" and used it to load thousands of dollars
of fraudulent store credits onto gift cards over the course of about 16 months.
He then sent the gift cards digitally to Mr. Ali, who allegedly used them to
purchase computers and other Apple products from the company's brick-and-mortar
retail stores across the country.
Mr. Ali was arrested in New York in March, and subsequently removed to the
Northern District of Texas.
justice.gov
Memphis, TN: Woman accused of stealing $40k worth
of hard drives from Flex
A company representative told officers one of their technicians, Sharon Edwards,
45, had been under investigation for several months after they realized she was
ordering more parts than she was using. The company then discovered that one of
Edwards' relatives was selling the exact same model of computer hard drives that
Edwards had reportedly ordered while working with Flex. While being questioned
by the company and officers, Edwards reportedly confessed to stealing
approximately 125 hard drives, ranging in value from $314 to $321 each. In all,
the merchandise was worth a reported $39,788.
wreg.com
Palo Alto, CA: Thieves shatter glass door of
Apple store, steal $12K in laptops
Two men shattered the front door of the downtown Palo Alto Apple store early
Wednesday morning and stole nearly $12,000 in laptops, according to Palo Alto
Police. Officers responded to a call reporting vandalism at the store, located
at 340 University Ave., at about 1:50 a.m. They quickly realized the burglars
had smashed the glass door and removed it from its hinges, Sgt. Craig Lee said.
The thieves snatched nine laptops from display tables, with two ending up on the
sidewalk. The remaining seven laptops are valued at $11,893, he said.
paloaltoonline.com
 Queens,
NY: Trio Suspected Of Stealing Cellphones From 10 Stores
Police say three men on a robbery spree have stolen cellphones from nearly a
dozen stores in Queens. The suspects targeted 10 stores between December 15 and
March 5, according to authorities. Surveillance video from one robbery shows the
men standing over a display case, pausing to look around, pulling out tools and
then cutting the cellphones from their security devices. The suspects allegedly
hit all the major carriers, including T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and one Verizon
store. It's unclear how many phones they got away with.
cbslocal.com
St. Augustine, FL: 3 Women accused of robbing
same liquor stores multiple times
 A
plot to steal thousands of dollars of liquor from stores in St. Augustine by
sticking bottles in bags and walking out the door turned out to be too good to
be true. Tracy Valerie Sullivan, Stacy Venessa Sullivan and Montavia Derrisha
Sullivan are accused of going into a Publix and a Walmart multiple times over
three straight days, and stealing a variety of liquor bottles without paying,
according to their St. Johns County Sheriff's Office arrest reports. They were
also caught trying to do the same thing at a Walgreens yesterday.
wokv.com
San Bruno, CA: Man tries to flee after arrest for $1,200
Victoria's Secret theft
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Alachua County, FL: Man shot to death while
paying for others' meals
at Waffle House
A 41-year-old good Samaritan was gunned down at a Florida Waffle House after
he'd paid for others' meals and handed out cash. Ezekiel Hicks, 25, was arrested
in the murder of Craig Brewer, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
Hicks had been with a woman and she was upset that Brewer had paid for others'
meals at the Waffle House on Sunday, but not for her own, the paper reported.
Officials said Hicks argued with Brewer, then left the restaurant and came back
with a handgun. "Despite the efforts of at least one bystander, the suspect went
back inside, approached the victim, and a physical fight started," police said
in a news release. "As the fight continued, the suspect took the handgun from
his pants and shot Brewer in the head."
wtoc.com
Sacramento, CA: Social Media Post - Man
Threatened to Carry out Mass Shooting
in Arden Mall
Sacramento Police will be increasing patrols at Arden Fair Mall Thursday after a
threat was posted on social media. A post on Omegle threatened a mass shooting
at the mall. Police said there is nothing to indicate that the post was a
credible threat. "We will continue to investigate and work closely with Arden
Mall security and staff," police said.
amarketnews.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Dunwoody, GA: Police looking for 2 gunmen who
robbed Target,
tied up employee
 A
terrifying night for an employee at Target in Dunwoody. Police said two gunmen
rushed him as he was leaving for the night, forced him to open the safe, and
tied him up. Surveillance cameras in the parking lot show a white Honda Pilot
backing into a spot well before closing time. Investigators said there were two
men inside the SUV with masks, glove, and guns who were planning to rob the
store. "The suspects had been there for over an hour watching the store, the
procedures, watching employees leave and preparing to commit their crime," said
Dunwoody Police Sgt. Roberts Parsons. Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, the
last employee is seen on video leaving the store. Police said that's when the
gunmen make their move.
Investigators said they force the employee back into the store and order him to
turn the alarm off. Police said the employee told officers the men then made him
take them to the office. Police said the robbers brought bags with them and told
the employee to fill them up with cash. Investigators said they then tied the
employees hands with zip-ties.
fox5atlanta.com
Hillsboro, OR: Man arrested for robbing Goodwill
store, claiming to have a bomb
A man has been arrested for robbing a Goodwill store by claiming he had a bomb.
Around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hillsboro Police were called to a robbery at the
Goodwill on Southeast Oak St. A clerk at the store told police a man said he had
a bomb in his bag and then stole money. An officer found Dirk Boyle of Forest
Grove just three blocks away from the store.
kgw.com
Jackson County, GA: Sheriff's Office, Athens
Police arrest man in connection with series of Dollar General Armed Robberies
Colton Eugene Fikes, 28, was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery in
connection with a March 5 robbery at a Dollar General store in Woodville,
according to the sheriff's office. Evidence was found during the warrant search
linking Fikes to the robberies, the sheriff's office said. The search that lead
to the arrest is part of an ongoing joint investigation into a series of armed
robberies of Dollar General Stores in Woodville, Huntsville, Decatur and Athens,
the sheriff's office said.
waaytv.com
Jeff Davis Parish, LA: C-Store employee arrested for
$25,000 theft of cash over the past 18 months
Warrensburg, IL: Casey's General employee stole $800 of
lottery tickets
Watsontown, PA: Pizza Restaurant employee files false
Robbery report to cover his theft
Sentencings
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Apple - Palo Alto, CA - Burglary
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Big Box - Hilo, HI - Robbery/ Assault on LP
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C- Store - Casper, WY - Robbery
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C- Store - Lake County, FL - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Jefferson County, MO - Robbery
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C-Store - Selma, CA - Armed Robbery
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C- Store - South Burlington, VT - Armed Robbery
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C- Store Colchester, VT - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - New Castle, PA - Robbery
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Goodwill - Hillsboro, OR - Robbery
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Grocery - Fitchburg, WI - Robbery
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Jewelry - Marion, IN - Burglary
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Jewelry - Atlanta, GA - Burglary
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Target - Dunwoody, GA - Armed Robbery
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Ulta Beauty - Mobile, AL - Robbery
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7-Eleven - Montclair, NJ - Robbery
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7- Eleven - Upper Marlboro, MD - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Buffalo, NY - Robbery
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