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Intellicheck Announces Appointments of Senior Vice President Sales & Vice
President Marketing
Intellicheck,
Inc., an industry leader in identification verification solutions, today
announced the appointment of Bruce Ackerman as the Company's Senior Vice
President of Sales and David Andrews as Vice President of Marketing.
Intellicheck CEO Bryan Lewis said the appointments of Ackerman and Andrews
reflect the company's continued focus on growth and expansion into new market
verticals to drive market share and revenue. "As critical business and consumer
needs around identity theft and fraud persist and grow, we will continue to
build our team to take advantage of the many opportunities to expand adoption of Intellicheck's
proven technology solutions. We expect to continue to strengthen our team to
meet those needs across multiple markets going forward."
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Prosegur Security Expands to UK & Opens European Retail Headquarters
DEERFIELD
BEACH, Fla. and LONDON, England
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Prosegur
Security, a global leader in security technology, has launched expanded
operations in the U.K. and opened its new European retail headquarters near
London.
"Prosegur's key differentiator is the ability to provide a security solution
that is a lot more than a sum of its parts," said
Tony
D'Onofrio, CEO of
Prosegur's global retail business unit. "We leverage technology and
innovation-especially in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial
intelligence (AI) -and are already actively partnering on these advanced
solutions with multiple leading European retailers. Opening a European retail
headquarters provides the framework to intensify next generation retail
technologies discussions and delivery across the entire continent."
The first event where UK and European business leaders will have a chance to
acquaint themselves with Prosegur's offerings will be the
Retail Risk
conference
taking place in London, both in person and virtually,
on July 22, 2021.
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TalkLPnews Releases Exclusive Content from Emeritus Professor
Adrian Beck
Academically-based content will contribute
to TalkLPnews' commitment to providing the LP/AP community with the knowledge
needed to stay relevant within our industry
TalkLPnews,
a subsidiary of
Calibration Group, is pleased to announce Emeritus
Professor Adrian Beck will be providing exclusive content for
TalkLPnews, the industry's only app dedicated to providing Loss Prevention and
Asset Protection professionals specific, constantly updating, breaking news
headlines.
"I am delighted to be collaborating with TalkLPnews to present a series of
regular reflections upon a range of topics relating to the world of retail loss
prevention. The purpose is to not only offer insights on current themes but also
provide summaries of the previous research studies I have completed over the
years - from staff dishonesty to making sense of video analytics," said Adrian
Beck. "In addition, I will be delighted to receive suggestions for future topics
to cover that will hopefully stimulate critical debate and discussion within
your business on how you are currently viewing particular issues and the way you
are organising to address them."
Read more
Protests & Violence
Minnesota Protests Stretch into 4th Night
Fewer arrests, calmer scene on fourth night of Brooklyn Center protests
In
the tense hour after a 10 p.m. curfew went into effect Wednesday night in
Brooklyn Center, law enforcement cleared a dwindling crowd of protesters outside
the city's police headquarters, arresting 24 people, authorities said.
For a fourth night, hundreds had gathered outside the fenced-in Brooklyn
Center Police Department, most of them peaceful, but some hurling objects at
law enforcement, which included National Guard members, State Patrol officers
and Hennepin County sheriff's deputies.
Even before the curfew took effect, several dispersal orders were issued as
water bottles, milk jugs, bricks, rocks, fireworks and other objects thrown at
officers led authorities to declare an unlawful assembly. By 10:30, many
protesters had left after a fourth dispersal order, but those who remained grew
tense and verbally defiant as sirens sounded and law enforcement officers
congregated en masse nearby.
Operation Safety Net, a public safety coalition formed to respond to
incidents related to the Minneapolis trial of former police officer Derek
Chauvin, accused of killing George Floyd, reported early Thursday that the
streets around the police headquarters were being cleared and that some arrests
were being made.
Despite the large number of law enforcement, the clearing operation appeared
to be much calmer than one that occurred late Tuesday. Another sharp
contrast from Tuesday was that no tear gas was used, perhaps in response to a
denunciation by Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott of its use, which also
plagued city residents.
Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson said at the late-night news conference
that almost all of those arrested were from outside Brooklyn Center.
startribune.com
(Update) Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Arrested & Brooked After Being Charged
With Second-Degree Manslaughter
Potter was released from jail Wednesday
evening after posting $100,000 bond.
Former
Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly A. Potter was charged Wednesday with
second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, joining just a
handful of officers who have faced charges after shooting someone they
said they intended to shock with a Taser.
Potter, a 26-year veteran of the department who resigned Tuesday, was
arrested and booked into the Hennepin County jail shortly after noon.
Bodycam footage from the shooting Sunday shows her shouting "Taser!" three times
before killing Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, with a single shot from her
Glock 9-millimeter handgun. Police officials blamed the death on human error.
Protests over Wright's killing have focused on how Potter, who is white, carried
out a sequence of events that led to the death of a Black motorist who had been
stopped for a minor traffic violation. Wright cooperated with Potter and another
police officer at first, but a criminal complaint filed Wednesday showed how the
encounter turned violent after one of the officers told Wright he was being
arrested on a warrant.
Potter fired her gun 12 seconds after Wright pulled himself free from the
officers. startribune.com
Residents near Brooklyn Center unrest rattled by clashes, tear gas
Minneapolis police union head blames Wright's death on his 'non-compliance'
Derek Chauvin Trial Updates
Stores Boarding Up Ahead of Chauvin Verdict
Businesses preparing for social unrest ahead of Chauvin verdict
Even though the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin - who
is charged with the death of George Floyd last year - is still underway,
businesses in Philadelphia are preparing for the potential aftermath of the
verdict. In Port Richmond, some stores could be seen with boarded-up
windows on Wednesday.
There is fear that more rioting and looting will result if protests take
place and ultimately turn awry. Last week, business owners met with the
24th Police District to discuss the possibility of unrest. Protests over
Floyd's death spun off into riots and looting in parts of Philadelphia.
Businesses, many of them "mom and pop shops," were damaged or destroyed.
The civil unrest began in Center City but moved into multiple neighborhoods.
The National Guard had to respond, and the city's response to the riots was
heavily criticized. In October, outrage over the shooting death of Walter
Wallace, a Black man armed with a knife who was shot and killed by two
Philadelphia police officers, sparked more protests.
Those protests again ultimately led to riots and looting causing extensive
damage to big box and locally owned stores in West Philadelphia and Northeast
Philadelphia, specifically in Port Richmond.
The owners of Rotana Furniture on Tacony Street off of Aramingo Avenue are
thinking about hiring private security since their store was trashed and heavily
damaged during the fall riots. A Philadelphia police officer was injured and
nearly dragged in Rotana's parking lot by a looter who took off with furniture.
Multiple city agencies held a meeting Wednesday afternoon and will begin
an outreach effort to Center City and West Philadelphia businesses ahead of the
verdict.
6abc.com
The Defense Rests in Chauvin Trial
Derek Chauvin invokes 5th Amendment rights, will not testify in murder trial
The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of
George Floyd rested its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the
stand, wrapping up after two days of testimony to the prosecution's two
weeks. Chauvin informed the court that he will not testify, saying he would
invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to take the stand.
apnews.org
Key Moments on Day 13 of the Derek Chauvin Trial
When will there be a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial?
'National Special Security Event' on April 28
Biden to address Congress under security, COVID restrictions
Biden's
first address to a joint session of Congress will look like no other in recent
memory.
The traditional speech for the new president, set for April 28, will
unfold against the backdrop of heightened security in the aftermath of
the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot and ongoing coronavirus protocols.
It will be designated a National Special Security Event,
according to a Capitol official involved in the planning and granted anonymity
to discuss the situation on Wednesday.
Security remains tight at the Capitol, patrolled by National Guard troops and
surrounded by fencing, after a mob loyal to then-President Donald Trump
stormed the building in January in a deadly riot to try to undo Biden's election
victory.
At the same time, pandemic restrictions will limit in-person access to the
speech, which is typically broadcast live and in prime time to American
households.
apnews.com
Officer Cleared In The Shooting Death Of Ashli Babbitt During Capitol Riot
US Capitol rioter who tried to flee to Switzerland is jailed pre-trial
California lawmakers push for police misconduct panel, expanded chokehold ban
California law enforcement officers could lose their certification based on the
decisions of a panel that includes victims of police misconduct under
legislation that moved forward Tuesday in the Legislature, as lawmakers also
supported an expansive ban on policing techniques that obstruct a person's
breathing.
An array of civil rights and police reform groups applauded passage of the bills
by public safety committees in the state Senate and Assembly. Two other closely
watched bills also were approved by the committees dominated by Democrats: one
to offer access to California's victims' compensation fund for injuries
sustained during law enforcement encounters and another
to train officers to intervene if a colleague is using excessive force.
latimes.com
Almost Half of Federal Cases Against Portland Rioters Have Been Dismissed
Many charged in connection with violence surrounding last year's racial-justice
protests have completed community service and won't be tried.
wsj.com
COVID Update
195M Vaccinations Given
US: 32.1M Cases - 578K Dead - 24.6M Recovered
Worldwide:
138.9M Cases - 2.9M Dead - 114.6M Recovered
Former Senior Loss Prevention Executive
Know of any fallen LP exec? Let's remember &
recognize.
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 279
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 282
*Red indicates change in total deaths
Reality is: There's no end in sight, plain &
simple
Fauci: No Such Thing as Herd Immunity
"Dr Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, has said that
herd immunity is an 'elusive concept' and there is no definitive percentage of
the population that needs to be vaccinated to achieve it.
"He told BBC Radio 4 Today that a return to normality would be gradual, and is 'not going to be like a light switch going on and off.'"
This, then, is the reality of our future.
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There is no immediate end in sight
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The idea of herd immunity protecting us all at some point (if Fauci is right)
will not happen
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The virus will continue to mutate, with new variants continuing to appear due to
the pandemic continuing here in the U.S. and around the world
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We don't know how long the current vaccines will provide protection to those who
are vaccinated
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Likely, a vaccine booster will be needed in the future to address the more
radical nature of the new variants
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At some point, hopefully, the World Health Organization (WHO) will declare the
pandemic over, but it is not happening anytime soon
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We are in a "long haul" COVID-19 reality
govtech.com
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Issues - Self-Reporting Spikes 272%
56% of young adults between 18 and 24 reporting
symptoms
Young Adults Cope with Mental Health, Substance Abuse in the Pandemic
Workers are struggling with mental health and substance abuse in the COVID-19
pandemic, according to new research. But by a wide margin, young people are
experiencing these issues in greater numbers than their older counterparts.
Insurance provider The Standard and Versta Research completed two studies on
workers' mental health in 2019 and 2020 and found that the pandemic has resulted
in an increase in depression and anxiety across all age groups. The
2020 Behavioral Health Impact Update found that about 39 percent of workers
experienced mental health issues pre-pandemic; that number is now at 46 percent.
Furthermore, 11 percent of workers reported serious mental health issues, up
from 7 percent in 2019.
These increases
align with recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2021 Household Pulse
Survey found that 41 percent of adults in the U.S. reported experiencing
symptoms of anxiety and depression in January 2021. That's quite a contrast
to data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics in the first half
of 2019, which found that only 11 percent of the population was experiencing
issues.
The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use
Published: Feb 10, 2021
KFF analysis of the Household Pulse Survey finds that throughout the pandemic,
a large share of young adults (ages 18-24) have reported symptoms of
anxiety and/or depressive disorder - 56% as of December 2020 - compared
to older adults.
kff.org
shrm.org
Editor's Note: Prime retail worker age 18-24. Just think about 56% of
your employee population in that age group are coping with issues. What's the
impact on the store? And is LP & AP aware of that potential and how to manage it
and or deescalate it.
Michigan Governor Extends In-Office
Prohibitions
MIOSHA will extend COVID restrictions in offices for six months
The latest restrictions included an effective ban on office work that can be
done remotely.
The latest restrictions were set to expire on Wednesday. Whitmer said the new
extension does not mean six more months of prohibitions on in-office work and
that her administration is working with businesses and public health experts
"to promulgate what that back-to-work cadence looks like."
The current restrictions require remote work when it is feasible, something that
is largely dependent on each business's capabilities both financially and
technologically to enable and sustain remote work.
Last month, business leaders and area chambers launched a coalition calling on
Gov. Whitmer to ease the policy that Michigan employers are able to bring more
people back to the office.
wilx.com
NYC Case Levels 'Alarmingly High'
How the Coronavirus Variants Are Spreading in New York City
New,
searchable ZIP code-level data provides a close look at how contagious variants
have kept New York's case levels alarmingly high.
The number of new coronavirus cases in New York City has remained alarmingly,
and stubbornly, high for weeks, even as tens of thousands of people are
vaccinated daily.
A likely reason is that more contagious variants have displaced the original
forms of the virus, public health officials have said, accounting for more
than 75 percent of new cases, according to a recent analysis.
Until this week, the city had not said which variants were more common in which
neighborhoods. But newly available ZIP code-level data provides some
insight into the mix of variants circulating in the area.
nytimes.com
Calif. Opens Vaccination Floodgates
Vaccination appointments now open to all 16 and older in California
Everyone in California 16 and older can now book COVID-19 vaccine
appointments on the state's My Turn appointment system. The changes to
the system went into effect Wednesday night.
In Southern California, residents of Orange and Ventura counties ages 16 and up
became newly eligible to book vaccine appointments through My Turn. Los Angeles,
San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and
Imperial counties had already made everyone 16 and older eligible.
latimes.com
Flying Soon: COVID Risk Drops By Half When Airlines Keep Middle Seats Open
CDC research Says: The risk of being exposed to the coronavirus on an
airline flight drops by as much as half when airlines keep middle seats
open, a new study published by the U.S. government concludes, but it's a
safety practice the carriers have abandoned.
The study is the latest to roil the waters on a controversial topic: just
how risky it is to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study did not
attempt to estimate infection risks, and it was based on modeling done before
the pandemic, so it didn't consider rules that now require face masks on
flights.
latimes.com
Denver will allow restaurants to operate at 100% capacity with distancing as
state turns over COVID-19 control
Sununu to Lift New Hampshire COVID Restrictions 'Wicked Soon'
Parking Lot Security
CVS Ask GA. Appeals Court to Toss $43M Verdict in Robbery-Shooting Case
The lawyer for CVS said the jury's decision to apportion 95% of the liability to
the store and none to the actual shooter rendered the verdict "internally
inconsistent" and void.
Lawyers for CVS Pharmacy and a man who won a $43 million
verdict against the drugstore chain after being shot during a 2012 parking
lot robbery pleaded their cases before the Court of Appeals on Wednesday, with
CVS arguing the verdict should be thrown out because the jury allocated no fault
to the unknown shooter. (Never caught the shooter)
A Fulton County jury delivered a post-apportioned
award of almost $43 million to a man shot in a CVS parking lot where he had
arranged to buy an iPad from another person a few days before Christmas in 2012.
James Carmichael, now 54, was shot several times and underwent a half-dozen
surgeries at the Moreland Avenue pharmacy in southeast Atlanta where, his
lawyers said, store workers had repeatedly expressed fears for their safety, and
where an employee robbed at gunpoint just three weeks prior to the Dec. 20,
2012, shooting.
"The employees had been asking for security for some time, and there was
testimony that they'd had security for two or three years then dropped it," said
Law & Moran
partner Pete Law. "They never really said why they dropped it," said Law, who
represents Carmichael.
law.com
Former CFO of Alden Shoe Charged in $30 Million Embezzlement Scheme
Richard Hajjar, 64, of Duxbury, has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud,
unlawful monetary transactions and filing a false tax return.
From at least 2011 through October 2019, when he was terminated by Alden
Shoe Co., Hajjar embezzled money by writing checks to himself from company
bank accounts and transferring funds from company accounts to his personal
accounts and to another individual. In total, Hajjar embezzled approximately
$30 million which he used to enrich himself and to buy gifts and luxury
travel for others close to him, including private flights to the Caribbean and
diamond jewelry. He's facing as much as 30 years in prison and fines of
hundreds of thousands.
justice.gov
Hundreds of Retailers Impacted With Business
Interruptions
Viewpoint: Recovering losses due to the Suez Canal blockage
Taking proactive steps with your insurance
company is key
Policyholders
should look to their insurance to determine if they have coverage for these
types of losses. Businesses should also carefully review their contracts with
suppliers and related vendors to determine if they have available insurance
through those contracts, indemnification protection through those contracts, or
indemnification obligations because of those contracts.
Review your company's property insurance policies for contingent business
interruption coverage, which will provide similar protection due to property
damage to the Ever Given.
Coverage for cargo can also be found in cargo insurance policies or policies
offering inland marine coverage and provides protection for damaged or lost
cargo.
If needed, engage your broker or an attorney to challenge insurance company
delays or denials.
freightwaves.com
450 New EEOC Agents Coming
EEOC to Focus on 'Pay Equity & 'Rooting Out Systemic Discrimination'
Pay equity will be "front and center" for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission under the Biden administration, as will efforts to root out systemic
discrimination, according to Chair Charlotte Burrows. Beyond that, she said
during an April 8 American Bar Association conference, she'll be working to
strengthen the EEOC as an institution.
"We're facing a very urgent issue - as all of you know - of systemic
discrimination and systemic racism," Burrows said. "So you should expect
first and foremost a renewed attention to tackling systemic discrimination in
all forms on all bases, while also looking of course to advance those
individual charges, and that's including but not limited to race
discrimination."
With respect to strengthening the commission, Burrows said she's focused on
staffing. During fiscal year 2020, EEOC's full-time staff dropped to its lowest
level since 1980, she noted, "so one of the first things I did was to
authorize hiring of about 450 new staff across the agency."
Burrows has served on the commission for years but was recently elevated to
chair by President Joe Biden, a position held by Republicans in recent years.
Expect to see 'pay reporting to its EEO-1 filing requirements.
hrdive.com
McDonald's to mandate anti-harassment training worldwide
McDonald's said Wednesday that it will mandate worker training to combat
harassment, discrimination and violence in its restaurants worldwide starting
next year.
The training will be required for 2 million workers at 39,000 stores worldwide.
The change is part of a larger reckoning over sexual harassment at the world's
largest burger chain. At least 50 workers have filed charges against the
company over the last five years, alleging physical and verbal harassment
and, in some cases, retaliation when they complained. The problem wasn't
confined to restaurants. In November 2019, McDonald's fired its former CEO
Steve Easterbrook after he acknowledged having a relationship with an employee.
Kempczinski said he hopes McDonald's anti-harassment effort becomes a model for
the restaurant industry.
apnews.com
The Big News of the Week, if not the Month & Year
March Sales Are Back - Is this the watershed moment?
All the news outlets covering it
'How Long Will The Boom Last'
Boy what a difference one month can have
Sales Boom May Be More Than Fleeting Flurry
The big question on the economy is no longer whether demand is going to boom
in the months ahead, but how long that boom will last. The answer will
dictate everything from how quickly the job market recovers to how high
inflation goes to how soon the Federal Reserve begins tightening policy.
The Commerce Department on Thursday reported that
retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 9.8% in March from a month earlier,
coming back strongly after a winter-weather-related dip in February. Sales are
now 17% above their level in February 2020, before the Covid-19 crisis struck.
Thursday's report showed outperformance in areas that were
hurt badly by the crisis, such as restaurants and bars, apparel retailers
and department stores.
March sales exceeded economists' estimates, but the idea that demand is going to
jump by a lot this year
is hardly controversial. Economists surveyed by IHS Markit now forecast on
average that real, or inflation-adjusted, gross domestic product will be 6.7%
higher in the fourth quarter than it was in the same period of last year. The
following year they think growth will slip to a still robust, but manageable,
3.4%. Fed officials envision the economy following a similar trajectory.
wsj.com
NRF: Retail's 'Huge' 18% March Increase
March Retail Sales See Strong Rebound Amid Increased Vaccination and Government
Stimulus
Retail
sales rebounded with huge gains in March as government checks fattened
consumers' bank accounts and more vaccination against COVID-19 made it easier
for shoppers to get out of the house and lead the acceleration of the U.S.
economy, the National Retail Federation said today.
"The dramatic increase of nearly 18 percent in March retail sales over
the same period last year confirms that a confident consumer is driving the
economic rebound, and that should continue through the remainder of 2021," NRF
President and CEO Matthew Shay said. "American households are clearly feeling
the full effect of additional fiscal stimulus, gains in the job market and the
reopening of the economy. Although there have been some recent issues related to
vaccines, consumer confidence remains high and an optimistic outlook for the
future continues to grow. Retailers remain committed, transparent and emphatic
about prioritizing customer and employee safety as they welcome shoppers back
into their stores this spring."
The
U.S. Census Bureau today said overall retail sales in March were up 9.8
percent seasonally adjusted from February and up
27.7 percent year-over-year. That compares with a monthly decrease of
2.7 percent and a yearly gain of 6.7 percent in February. Despite occasional
month-over-month declines, sales have grown year-over-year every month since
June 2020, according to Census data.
NRF's calculation of retail sales - which excludes automobile dealers, gasoline
stations and restaurants to focus on core retail - showed March was up 7.4
percent seasonally adjusted from February and up 17.7 percent unadjusted
year-over-year. That compared with a month-over-month decrease of 3.4 percent
and a year-over-year increase of 7.2 percent in February. NRF's numbers were up
12.7 percent unadjusted year-over-year on a three-month moving average.
nrf.com
Specifics from key retail sectors include:
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Clothing and clothing accessory stores up 18.3
percent month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 104.6 percent unadjusted
year-over-year.
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Sporting goods stores up 23.5 percent month-over-month seasonally adjusted and
up 78.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year.
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Furniture and home furnishings stores were up 5.9 percent month-over-month
seasonally adjusted and up 49.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year.
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Building materials and garden supply stores were up 12.1 percent
month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 32.4 percent unadjusted
year-over-year.
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Online and other non-store sales were up 6 percent month-over-month seasonally
adjusted and up 30.7 percent unadjusted year-over-year.
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Electronics and appliance stores were up 10.5 percent month-over-month
seasonally adjusted and up 29.4 percent unadjusted year-over-year.
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Health and personal care stores were up 5.7 percent month-over-month seasonally
adjusted and up 7.7 percent unadjusted year-over-year.
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General merchandise stores were up 9 percent month-over-month seasonally
adjusted and up 6.1 percent unadjusted year-over-year.
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Grocery and beverage stores were up 0.7 percent month-over-month seasonally
adjusted but down 10.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year.
Editor's Note: Consumers went clothes shopping after being locked up for a
year. And grocery is already starting to feel the restaurant pull back of
consumers.
"Sour Grapes" Fraudster Removed From U.S.
After Serving Sentence
ICE Deports Netflix 2016 Documentary, "Sour Grapes" Fraudster
Rudy Kurniawan, 44, is featured in the
Netflix 2016
documentary, "Sour Grapes," which describes the story of a scheme that
flooded the American wine market with fake vintage wine valued in the
millions of dollars. He is a public safety threat because of his aggravated
felony conviction.
Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and
Removal Operations (ERO) removed an Indonesian citizen Thursday who, following a
federal investigation, was convicted in New York of selling millions of dollars
in counterfeit wine to affluent clients over nearly a decade.
On March 3, 2012, the FBI in Los Angeles arrested Kurniawan for mail and
wire fraud, and on Aug. 7, 2014, he was convicted of the same charges. He was
sentenced to 10 years in prison by the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York. On Nov. 6, 2020, pursuant to the immigration
detainer, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) released Kurniawan to the custody
of ERO El Paso, pending his removal. He arrived at the Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport in Tangerang City, Bann, Indonesia, on Friday.
ice.gov
100K More Full-Time Positions
Walmart to convert most U.S. part-time store workers to full-time
20K New Employees - 1,000 New Stores
Dollar General to hire 20K new employees across its business
Amazon and Target push back on voting restrictions, Walmart passes
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Protos Security Announces Rebrand,
Affirming Client Commitment
Norwalk, CT - Security Services Holdings, LLC (dba
Protos Security), the
leading tech enabled security services company in North America, has completed a
major rebrand to reflect the organization's continued expansion as well as its
service first culture. Protos has undergone rebranding before, but this marks
the most significant shift since the company's founding.
"The new logo and branding better represent Protos' placement as a service first
industry disrupter with technology at the core of everything we do," said
Nathaniel Shaw, Protos Security CEO. "The new branding also accentuates the
evolution of our company as we've been experiencing a period of enhanced
growth."
Alyssa Wilson, Protos Security Vice President of Marketing added, "This
rebranding includes a reimagined logo, redesigned website, detailed brand
personality, new design elements and a fresh color palette. Each of these
components will help to modernize our brand while also increasing our
flexibility to integrate additional brands into our expanding portfolio."
Other brands within the Protos Security portfolio will retain their existing
logos with only a change to the color and font of the current "A Protos Company"
lockup. Subsequent acquisitions are expected to have a similar logo treatment.
The new brand identity better represents Protos' technology focus and expanding
spectrum of security services which offer greater program customization to an
increasingly diverse client base. Protos' extensive history of innovation and
commitment to superior customer service are more strongly positioned with this
new identity.
About Protos Security
Protos Security, a portfolio company of Southfield Capital, is a
technology-enabled security services company offering security guarding,
monitoring and device solutions for a wide spectrum of customers across North
America. Protos Security prides itself on delivering a high touch service,
actionable insights, transparency and program flexibility for its clients. For
more information on customized solutions to protect your business, please visit
www.protossecurity.com.
About Southfield Capital
Southfield Capital is a private equity firm that invests in exceptional, growing
companies in the lower middle market outsourced business services sector.
Southfield targets companies with $4-12 million in EBITDA and partners with
owners and management teams that are enthusiastic about scaling their operations
through a combination of organic and acquisition growth strategies. For more
information on Southfield Capital, please visit
www.southfieldcapital.com.
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White House Punishes Russia Over SolarWinds
Hack
Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia in response to election interference
and cyber hacks
The
Biden administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled
diplomatic personnel in response to election interference and cyber hacks by the
country.
"President Biden signed a new sanctions executive order that provides
strengthened authorities to demonstrate the Administration's resolve in
responding to and deterring the full scope of Russia's harmful foreign
activities," the White House said in a news release.
As a part of the announcement, the US formally named
the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service as the force behind the SolarWinds hack
that affected the federal government and wide swaths of the private sector.
CNN previously reported the Biden administration was expected to announce
sanctions as soon as Thursday targeting Russian individuals and entities, in
addition to new financial restrictions and the expulsion of as many as a dozen
Russian diplomats from the US, in response to the hack of SolarWinds and
election interference, according to two sources familiar with the plans.
One reason the rollout of these actions has taken longer than anticipated is
because the White House was not satisfied with the options the State Department
initially presented and wanted more expanded sanctions, a US official familiar
with the plans said. The White House announced an intelligence review of
Russia's "reckless and adversarial actions" in a wide array of areas
during Biden's first week in office.
The Russian diplomats who are being expelled are based in Washington, DC, and
New York, and they will have 30 days to leave the country, the US
official familiar with the plans explained. New financial restrictions,
consisting of efforts to target Russian sovereign debt, will be put in place,
which could hurt Russia's economy.
cnn.com
Record Number of Attacks in 2020
DDoS attack activity: 10 million-plus attacks and 22% increase in attack
frequency
Netscout announced findings from its
bi-annual Threat Intelligence Report, punctuated by a record-setting 10,089,687
DDoS attacks observed during 2020.
Cybercriminals exploited vulnerabilities exposed by massive internet usage
shifts since many users were no longer protected by enterprise-grade
security. Attackers paid particular attention to vital pandemic industries such
as e-commerce, streaming services, online learning, and healthcare generating
a 20% year-over-year increase in attack frequency over 2019 plus a 22%
increase in the last six months of 2020.
The number of enterprise respondents reporting DDoS extortion attacks
increased by 125%. Overloaded firewalls and VPN concentrators, crucial
technologies used during the pandemic lockdown, contributed to the outages in
83% of the enterprises that suffered DDoS attacks. This finding represents a 21%
increase over 2019 figures.
"Cybercriminals set multiple records in 2020, taking
advantage of the shift towards remote work across the globe," stated
Richard Hummel, threat intelligence lead, Netscout. "The second half of last
year witnessed a huge upsurge in DDoS attacks, brute-forcing of access
credentials, and malware targeting internet-connected devices. As the COVID-19
pandemic continues, it will be imperative for security professionals to remain
vigilant to protect critical infrastructure."
helpnetsecurity.com
Cybersecurity Researchers Targeted by Attackers
CISA Urges Caution for Security Researchers Targeted in Attack Campaign
The agency urges researchers to take
precautions amid an ongoing targeted threat campaign.
The
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is cautioning
cybersecurity researchers to keep their guard up amid a wave of attacks
targeting this particular group.
The attacks,
first disclosed in January, target security researchers working on
vulnerability research and development in various organizations. The
researchers were contacted on several platforms including Twitter, LinkedIn,
Telegram, Discord, Keybase, and email.
The attackers created fraudulent social media profiles to interact with
researchers, share videos of claimed exploits, retweet other
attacker-controlled accounts, and link to their blog. Their goal was to trick
victims into running malicious code, by downloading a file or clicking a link,
after gaining their trust.
In a notice on the attacks, CISA recommends cybersecurity practitioners
review reports and updates from Google, Microsoft, and CISA on the attack
campaign.
The notification also encourages researchers to use sandbox environments
that are isolated from trusted systems or networks when examining untrusted code
or websites.
darkreading.com
Old Tactics in New Packages
7 new social engineering tactics threat actors are using now
Old tactics in new packages lead the list of
current social engineering attacks. Experts provide real-world examples.
Social engineering, of course, means attacking the user rather than the
computing system itself, trying to extract information or incite an action
that will lead to compromise. It's as old as lying, with a new name for the
computing age-and that's a perfect metaphor for how social engineering tactics
evolve.
As security pros know, the packaging matters, and a familiar attack may slip
through defenses in an unfamiliar guise. Here are some tactics social
engineering experts say are on the rise in 2021.
1. Malicious QR codes
When scanned, a malicious QR code can connect phones to a malicious
destination-just like clicking on a bad link. Same concept; new wrapper.
2. Browser notification hijack
"These are called push notifications, and they can be weaponized," said
Carpenter. "The problem is that many users blindly click 'yes' to allow these
notifications." While many users have learned some level of caution with web
browsers, the notifications appear more like system messages from the device
itself, rather than the browser.
3. Collaboration scams
With this social engineering tactic, cyber criminals target professionals in
collaborative fields, said Alashe, including designers, developers, and even
security researchers. The lure is an invitation that asks them to collaborate on
work.
4. Supply chain partner impersonation - 5. Deepfake
recordings - 6. Text fraud - 7. Typosquatting or lookalike domains
csoonline.com
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Online Vendor Pleads Guilty to $5 Million Postage Fraud Scheme
Cuong
H. Nguyen pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court today to conspiring to
engage in a wide-ranging postage counterfeiting, forging, and tampering scheme
that, over the course of multiple years and more than 160,000 packages,
deprived the U.S. Postal Service of approximately $5 million of postage due and
owing.
As admitted in the plea agreement entered today before U.S. Magistrate Judge
Allison H. Goddard, Cuong digitally altered, counterfeited, forged, and tampered
with various "postage evidencing systems"-i.e., postage meters. Nguyen primarily
used the postage evidencing system known as Click-N-Ship® when sending
packages of beverages and food products from his businesses in San Diego.
Accordingly, when the USPS received the packages with labels that Nguyen and
others had altered, forged, and counterfeited, they paid much less to the USPS
than was owed, but the packages-approximately 162,221 between 2015 and 2019-were
delivered anyway.
As a result of the conspiracy, Nguyen acknowledged that the underpayment of
postage to the USPS was approximately $5,127,712.88, resulting in net profits to
Nguyen, his businesses, and others of $862,374.00. Sentencing is scheduled to
occur on July 12, 2021 at 9 a.m.
justice.gov
Amazon Releases Diversity & Inclusion Data & Makes Commitments
Amazon pledges to promote more women, Black employees
The company also released data about its current workforce. Among U.S. senior
leaders, 70.7% were white and only 22.8% were women.
Amazon.com Inc. pledged to increase the number of women and Black employees in
its senior ranks as part of an unusually detailed set of diversity
commitments for a company that has rarely publicly discussed the makeup of its
workforce.
The e-commerce company outlined a set of hiring and promotion targets for 2021,
including a 30% rise in the number of women in senior technical jobs and
doubling the number of high-level Black employees in the U.S.
Amazon is the second-largest private sector U.S. employer behind Walmart Inc.,
with some 1.3 million employees worldwide.
Black employees made up 26.5% of the company's U.S. workforce in 2020, according
to the data released Wednesday. Latino workers were 22.8% of employees while
those described as Asian were at 13.6%. White employees were 32.1% of the
workforce.
Among U.S. senior leaders, however, White employees made up 70.7%,
followed by Asian employees at 20%, Latino workers at 3.9% and Black employees
at 3.8%. Women made up just 22.8% of the senior leadership.
dallasnews.com
Editor's Note: New administration impact? With an EEOC staffing up?
The Power of Amazon
How Amazon Strong-Arms Partners Using Its Power Across Multiple Businesses
A heavyweight in retail, cloud computing,
digital advertising, streaming and smart speakers, the tech giant compels
vendors in one market to engage with it in others
Amazon's tactic of leveraging dominance in one business to compel partners to
accept terms from another is a familiar one, said former Amazon executives
and officials at companies on the receiving end. Amazon's tactics, they said,
go beyond typical product bundling and tough negotiating in part because the
company threatens punitive action on vital services it offers, such as its
retail platform.
Partners often acquiesce to Amazon's demands, the executives and officials said,
because of its power in a range of market sectors.
An Amazon spokesman, Jack Evans, said Ecobee still sells on its site. Ecobee
spokeswoman Andie Weissman said "Amazon continues to be a valued Ecobee
partner." The person familiar with the negotiation said talks continue.
Mr. Barnett, who testified before the U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee last
year, said Amazon used its retail-platform power and a promise to rid its
marketplace of counterfeit PopSockets products to compel PopSockets to spend
more on Amazon's ad service.
In his testimony, he said: "One has to ask, 'How is it that such a successful
business maintains partnerships with so many companies while bullying them?'"
Because of Amazon's power, he said, "they have to tolerate it."
wsj.com
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Tulsa, OK: Organized Retail Theft on the rise in Oklahoma Two women are behind
bars for stealing more than $100,000 worth in cigarettes
Their
arrest is shedding light on a much bigger problem - organized retail crime. When
a retail experiences theft loss, it has to make up for the cost of the stolen
items. Often, it is the taxpayer who ends up covering the cost. "In 2018, here
in Tulsa, the average professional thief that we sent through to prosecution had
stolen a dozen times and had stolen over $9,000 on average before we got them
stopped with an arrest," said Norm Smaligo with the Oklahoma Retail Crime
Association.
Shoplifting in Oklahoma has been on the rise. Smaligo said the spike in cases is
because thieves are masters at what they do, and many have refined their
criminal tactics. "We just looked at the criminal histories of 119 career
property crime thieves over the past 10 years. Thirty-eight percent of them,
despite averaging 14 felony arrests during that time saw zero time in prison."
Smaligo with the Oklahoma Retail Crime Association said many continue criminal
acts because they often go unpunished. He said many of them experience an
average time in prison of fewer than 40 days per felony. "If you think that's a
deterrent - it's not. That's nothing to them," Smaligo said. "Forty days,
they're in and out, and they go right back to it."
kjrh.com
Lexington,
SC: LPD seeking assistance to identify suspects in $5,000 Ulta theft, assault
incident
The Lexington Police Department is asking for community assistance in
identifying three individuals involved in an incident at Ulta Beauty at, 5336
Sunset Blvd. in Lexington Sunday. According to officers, the three individuals
fled the store with more than $5,000 in merchandise and assaulted an employee in
the process. Surveillance footage shows the suspects taking the items and
assaulting the employee on their way out of the store.
coladaily.com
Memphis, TN: Suspect charged in $22,000 Jewelry Theft
Memphis police say a man who allegedly stole thousands of dollars in jewelry is
behind bars. A witness told loss prevention officers he saw, 28-year-old Anthony
Shearer on surveillance video taking jewelry from a building on East Holmes on
several occasions during March and April. Loss prevention officers say the total
value of jewelry Shearer reportedly took was $22,466. Shearer was arrested and
his vehicle was seized and towed.
wmcactionnews5.com
Brunswick, ME: Smashed Front Door, $20,000 in Missing Cards at Maine Hobby Shop
Tuesday got off to a rough start for a hobby shop in Maine where an early
morning burglary resulted in the theft of about $20,000 worth of sports cards.
Brunswick Police say a passing motorist called them shortly before 8 AM to
report a shattered glass front door at J&R Cards, which sells both sports and
gaming cards. Patrol units met the business owner moments later and found
merchandise missing, including more than 20 current era unopened sports card
boxes.
sportscollectorsdaily.com
Elizabethtown, KY: Man busted for shoplifting at Lowe's after prior reported
thefts
According to an arrest citation, police were at Lowe's investigating another
shoplifting case Monday when Hagy entered the store and was identified by Lowe's
Loss Prevention personnel, surveillance footage of his thefts and the vehicle he
was driving - a Cadillac Deville. When Hagy entered the store and was seen by
police, he was arrested. According to arrest citations and a warrant, Hagy
reportedly stole the wire and tubing March 6, April 5 and April 9 from
Lowe's in Elizabethtown. Value of the items ranged from $628.88 to $1,667.46.
He reportedly would put the material in a cart and left the store without
paying. Hagy also reportedly previously sold insulated copper wire as scrap at
an Elizabethtown business, the citation said. The Class D charges are punishable
by one to five years in prison, if convicted.
thenewsenterprise.com
Florida Man Gets 37 Months Federal Prison For Credit Card Fraud At Universal
Orlando Resort
Between March 2018 and June 2020, Fredrick Bernard Lewis (32, Ft. Lauderdale)
used stolen credit card numbers belonging to 36 different victims to purchase
theme park and hotel packages from Universal Orlando Resort valued at
approximately $62,300.
After making a fraudulent purchase, Lewis and his associates would either
use the ticket and hotel packages and/or have Universal convert the packages
to Universal gift cards.
justice.gov
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Shootings & Deaths
Little Rock, AR: US Marshals arrest teen suspected in deadly weekend shooting at
Little Rock Outlet Mall
Atlanta, GA: Water boy seen on camera allegedly shooting man in Greenbriar
Village shopping center parking lot
Baltimore, MD: Shooting reported across from Mondawmin Mall
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Yorktown, IN: C-store clerk recovering after being attacked with baseball bat
Security video shows the overnight clerk at Yorktown Food Mart just sitting on a
stool behind the counter about 1:30 a.m. on April 8 when two men dressed in
black burst in and start beating him over the head with a metal baseball bat.
The clerk was struck three times before the man with the bat punched a few keys
on the cash register. When it wouldn't open, the two suspects ran out of the
Marathon gas station convenience store empty-handed.
wthr.com
Chicago,
IL: 27 Suspects Stream Into South Side Store in Police Video
Area One detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying 27
individuals who police say broke into a business on the South Side on Monday
morning. The incident occurred at a retail sporting goods store on the 4600
block of South Halsted Street at 2:18 a.m. on April 12, according to police.
Security camera footage of the break-in shows about four to five people smashing
the glass doors of the storefront, and then more than 20 people following.
Within two minutes, all suspects file out of the store. Some appear to have
grabbed sporting equipment or clothes. patch.com
Madison, WI: Shoplifting Suspect accused of threatening Grocery store
employee with a knife
The Madison Police Dept. arrested a 50-year-old man who is accused of
threatening a store employee with a knife late Wednesday morning. According to
its incident report, the man, identified as Jeffrey Hejdak, was hiding
merchandise when he confronted the worker. The name of the store was not
released. Officers who responded to scene shortly before 10 a.m. were able to
locate Hejdak and took him into custody near the Pick 'n' Save on Shopko Dr. He
was booked into the Dane Co. jail on counts of armed robbery, disorderly
conduct, carrying a concealed knife, and retail theft.
nbc15.com
Syracuse, NY: Police looking for second suspect in Walmart Taser robbery
A
man allegedly helped his girlfriend escape from a store with bags of stolen
goods by shooting an employee with a Taser, charging documents say. As the woman
left the Walmart Supercenter at 2228 W. 1700 South on Saturday, an employee
ordered her to stop and tried to take the items from her. Christopher Anthony
Reyna, 34, allegedly advanced from the parking lot, told the employee to "back
off" and shot him in the ribs with a Taser, incapacitating the man, the
affidavit said. The Davis County Attorney's Office on Tuesday charged Reyna with
first-degree felony aggravated robbery and third-degree felony retail theft. The
couple allegedly fled with the stolen goods in an old white Ford Explorer.
Police said they identified Reyna with the use of store surveillance video and
arrested him later. The woman was identified on the video by a police officer
who had seen her before at the Davis County Jail in Farmington, the affidavit
said.
standard.net
Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Sneaker Store Forced to Close for 7 Months Due to
Looting Is Looted Again
A sneaker store in Minnesota has been looted again after it was forced to close
for seven months when it was initially robbed in the wake of George Floyd's
death. This week, STUDIIYO23 in Minneapolis was looted amid the recent unrest
that has broken out in response to Sunday's police shooting of 20-year-old
Daunte Wright.
newsweek.com
Portsmouth, VA: Detectives looking for 2 people who robbed Harris Teeter at
gunpoint, threatened store manager
Simi Valley, CA: Man indicted in robbery spree of Trader Joe's stores throughout
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Auto - San Francisco,
CA - Burglary
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Beauty - Lexington, SC
- Robbery
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C-Store - Huntsville,
AL - Robbery
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C-Store - Spencer, IA
- Robbery
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C-Store - Yorktown, IN
- Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Lawton, OK -
Burglary
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C-Store - Neenah, WI -
Burglary /Arson
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CVS - Chesterfield, VA
- Armed Robbery
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Dollar General -
Newark, NJ - Robbery
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Grocery - Madison, WI
- Armed Robbery
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Grocery - Portsmouth,
VA - Armed Robbery
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Hobby - Brunswick, ME
- Burglary
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Jewelry - Rochester, NY - Robbery
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Jewelry - Beachwood,
OH - Burglary
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Restaurant -
Bloomfield, NJ - Burglary
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Restaurant- West
Plains, MO - Burglary (Little Caesars)
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Shoes - Minneapolis,
MN - Burglary
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Walmart - Syracuse, NY
- Robbery
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7-Eleven - Naples, FL
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professional and the personal life of an executive. They enable employers to see
every aspect of one's life at any given moment and can show historical patterns
that resumes may not overcome in the future. What a person does on the net stays
on the net, what is written will be read and, as time goes on, background checks
will include social networks that go well beyond Linkedin. On the flip side, one
could do well to maintain a sense of professionalism in every thing they do on
the net and their profiles.
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