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Curtis Leininger promoted to Director of Loss
Prevention - West
for ULTA Beauty
Previously, Curtis was a Regional LP Manager for the retailer for over three
years. Throughout his 20+ years in the industry, Curtis has held various loss
prevention roles such retailers as Lowe's (Division LP, Safety & Haz-Mat
Director, Regional LP, Safety & Haz-Mat Director, and District & Area LP
Managers) and Robinsons-May (LP Manager). He was also a Squad Leader in the US
Army. Congratulations Curtis!
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Dave Harben, CFI promoted to Director, Asset
Protection
(Western US) for Ascena Retail Group
Previously, Dave was the Enterprise Leader of Asset Protection for the retailer.
During his over 8 years with Ascena Retail Group, Dave has held such roles as
Senior Regional LP Manager and Regional LP Manager. He was also a Regional LP
Manager for Charming Shoppes, LP Field Auditor and Market Investigator for Nike,
AP Manager for Saks Fifth Avenue, AP Technician and Senior AP Specialist for
Target, LP Investigator for Von Maur and LP Detective for Parisian. Dave earned
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ADT Awarded $4 Million, including Punitive Damages, in Lawsuit Against Alder
 ADT
(NYSE: ADT), a leading provider of monitored security and interactive home and
business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, today announced
that the Company was awarded $3 million in compensatory damages and $1 million
in punitive damages against Alder Holdings LLC, a Utah-based company.
ADT filed an unfair competition lawsuit against Alder for deceptive sales
practices. The jury in the case returned a verdict in favor of ADT, finding that
Alder engaged in, and was liable for, deceptive sales practices that misled
hundreds of ADT customers. The case was tried in May 2019 in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Florida.
In line with its commitment to fight deceptive sales practices, ADT has filed
multiple lawsuits over recent years against security companies engaged in
deceptive practices, and has obtained several permanent injunctions and
recovered
millions of dollars in settlements. ADT currently has a separate lawsuit
pending against Alder for its failure to pay more than $2 million under the
terms of a 2017 settlement agreement.
adt.com
NASP Continues the Expansion of its Advisory
Committee
 As
part of its 30th anniversary celebration and ongoing evolution, the National
Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP) continues to expand its Advisory
Committee with the addition of Scott Glenn, Vice President, Asset Protection for
The Home Depot and John Matas Jr., Senior Director, Asset Protection
Investigations and ORC, Macy's, Inc. This latest expansion further supports the
organization's focus on connecting retailers and criminal justice to support
collaborative efforts to reduce shoplifter recidivism, which, in addition to
saving police, prosecutor and retail resources, will reduce ongoing theft
activity and improve safety in stores and communities alike.
Read More Here
As Sonitrol Celebrates a 55th Anniversary, 2019 Brings New Franchises and
Expansions on Current Markets in Several States
Over
a fifteen-month period, Sonitrol has opened new franchises and expanded current
markets in eight states including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio,
Connecticut, Massachusetts, California and Florida.
The expansion of current markets where Sonitrol has a footprint assists in the
growth of the Sonitrol brand and secure more businesses with the best in
verified electronic security, keeping our communities safe and keeping more
criminals off the streets.
sonitrol.com
Palmer of Palmer Recovery Attorneys to
surrender license
A matter that has had an incredible impact on the entire civil recovery effort
nationwide regretfully.
James Palmer admitted to the Florida Bar since October 1984 had petitioned the
Florida Supreme to accept the disciplinary revocation of his law license.
Palmer's petition comes as a result of an extensive Bar investigation into his
Civil Recovery firm based in Central Florida. The initial complaint filed by the
Florida Bar against Palmer in September 2018 and identifies numerous
unregistered trust and operating accounts were being utilized to move client
funds. The complaint identified over $2,000,000 in loans taken to cover
distribution shortfalls of client funds. As a result of the revocation of his
license (disbarment) Palmer can no longer practice law, hold himself out as an
attorney, or associate in any form with any legal practice including his
existing practice Palmer Recovery Attorneys.
Public Record:
3 Senior Facebook Security Leaders Out
Investigations in Finances & Misconduct
3rd Party Allied Universal Employees
Three senior employees of Facebook's on-site corporate security contractor have
left the firm amid investigations into potential financial irregularities and
allegations of misconduct.
Eric Coffey, Jodi Becker, and Mike Nishita, three contractors who work for
Allied Universal, a firm that provides the Silicon Valley social-networking firm
with much of its corporate-security workforce, are no longer employed at the
company.
 Facebook launched an investigation into finances relating to the Allied
Universal contract, which is worth $110 million a year, and the
firm's allocation of bonus points for employees that can be redeemed for
gadgets, flights, hotel rooms, and other items.
Coffey worked as a national account-portfolio manager for Allied Universal,
Becker was a director of operations, and Nishita was a program product manager;
all were part of the senior leadership working on the Facebook account, working
out of a building at Facebook's Menlo Park, California, headquarters. The trio's
exit comes after Coffey and Becker were suspended in May.
As of Tuesday, all three were no longer employed at Allied Universal, the
firm confirmed without providing further details.
In an emailed statement, the Allied Universal spokesperson Vanessa Showalter
said: "Allied Universal takes very seriously all reports of violations of our
standards of conduct. Our #1 goal is to ensure that we uphold high standards of
security services within our communities with care and professionalism. As this
is an ongoing investigation, we are unable to provide more details at this
time."
The parallel investigations by Facebook and Allied Universal also involve
allegations of a hostile work environment.
Sources said one of the suspended workers acted in an aggressive manner -
swearing at other workers, carrying a knife, and drinking in the workplace.
businesinsider.com
Congress Spurs Amazon, eBay to Crack Down on Counterfeits
- House lawmakers hold meeting to discuss
best practices to stop counterfeit sales
- Nike, Home Depot and other U.S. companies invited to participate
Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc. and other companies headed to Capitol Hill June 4 for
a closed-door meeting with House lawmakers on ways to block online counterfeit
goods from flowing into the U.S.
Nike Inc. and Home Depot Inc. are also among the companies joining the meeting
organized by Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), chairman of the House Judiciary's
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Martha Roby
(R-Ala.), the subcommittee's ranking member, and Doug Collins (R-Ga.), the full
committee's ranking member, according to a statement obtained by Bloomberg Law.
The meeting is aimed at helping U.S. retailers and brands voluntarily come up
with best practices to protect trademarks and consumers, according to the
statement.
Despite the companies' efforts to take down counterfeit listings, consumer
safety groups and merchants complain that knockoffs still make their way to
consumers. House lawmakers are ramping up efforts to engage U.S. brands and
e-commerce businesses to address the issue of counterfeits that may threaten
consumer safety and compromise the brand value of U.S. businesses.
bloomberglaw.com
 DEA
Raids 5 Rite Aids
Mansfield,
OH: Federal agents execute search warrants at several Rite Aid pharmacies
Agents with the DEA executed warrants search warrants on Tuesday at five
Northeast Ohio pharmacies as part of what appears to be a far-reaching
investigation into the practice of dispensing of prescription medications.
The
DEA was not revealing much on Tuesday about the details of the investigation
other than to say it related to suspected
"irregularities in dispensing
practices."
Federal law does not require a pharmacist to dispense a prescription
of doubtful, questionable or suspicious origin.
fox8.com
Sephora: We're Closing For Diversity Training, But Not Because Of The SZA Tweet
The company won points on social media for appearing to be taking forceful
action after an embarrassing instance of racial profiling. It then lost those
points by maintaining the closings and workshops had been planned long before
the SZA tweet, and for only devoting one hour to the training.
The store closings on June 5, and the staff workshops, the company said, were
planned long before the
SZA incident, as part of the launch of its "We Belong to Something
Beautiful" campaign."
forbes.com
Bernie Sanders calls out Walmart executives during their annual meeting
Sen. Bernie Sanders stopped in Arkansas Wednesday to blast Walmart executives
during their annual meeting with shareholders. Employees at America's largest
retailer want a seat on Walmart's board of directors, and they're hoping the
high-profile presidential candidate will help them make their case.
Publicly shaming billionaires and CEOs for underpaying workers is a signature
Sanders move. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Sears chief executive Eddie Lampert are
frequent targets. Sanders's appearance at Walmart's annual shindig in Arkansas
will give him a chance to call out the worst offender in his book: the Walton
family, who own about half of Walmart's shares.
While Walmart raised minimum pay to $11 an hour last year, it still lags behind
competitors like Target and Amazon.
vox.com
Employers Adjust to Salary-History Bans
Laws forbidding questions about past pay are spreading across the U.S.
The number of states and cities banning employers from asking job seekers to
reveal their salary history is growing so fast that two states, Michigan and
Wisconsin, have reacted by passing a ban against such bans.
Those moves are bucking a much broader trend, however, as 15 states and several
localities now have some form of prohibition against salary-history questions.
"Best practice is to have one approach for handling salary negotiations." "Shift
the conversation to the candidate's salary expectations rather than salary
history, then move on to focus on the candidate's skill set and qualifications
for the role," she advised.
In a strong job market, "it can be better to be forthcoming with salary ranges
and what the company feels is the market value of the job," said Carolina King,
chief people officer for recruiting firm Lucas Group in Atlanta. This allows
candidates to disclose their salary expectations before they get too far into
the recruiting process.
"The attention should be on the quality of the candidate's skill set," Cowper
said. "The primary focus is finding a candidate who is the right fit," not
necessarily someone with the right salary history. Hiring managers, HR
professionals and recruiting firms may need to adjust their interview and
screening practices to comply with salary-history bans, including by identifying
questions they should and should not ask during interviews.
Becoming Transparent - Eliminating Questions, Creating Respect
shrm.org
The Mall Meltdown Continues
Retailers' earnings season has gone from bad to worse. The bleeding intensified
last week, with shares of Abercrombie & Fitch plummeting 26%. PVH Corp., owner
of brands including Van Heusen, Tommy Hilfilger, and Calvin Klein, dropped 10%.
J.Jill was down a jaw-dropping 53% and on Friday, Gap Inc. slid 9%. It is hard
to miss what all of these retailers have in common: They are mall-based.
While retailers posted generally strong numbers in 2018, raising hopes of a
retail renaissance, this year has seen a reversion to the pre-2018 trend:
department stores and mall-based retailers giving up share to discount stores
and e-commerce. The perceived renaissance now seems to have been largely a
function of lean inventories, not an actual increase in demand. Now inventory is
high again, and retailers are resorting to promotions.
Many of these retailers are scrambling to restructure. Investors should
expect more announcements of this sort and much more restructuring. Whether
such plans will actually succeed remains to be seen. At some point, investors
will have to contend with the fact that for some retailers, restructuring can
only fix so much.
wsj.com
Senior
LP/AP Jobs Market
Goodwill Columbus posts Director, Risk
Management job -
Based in Columbus, OH
Will develop and enforce strategies to mitigate organizational risk, including
but not limited to loss prevention, workplace injuries, third party injuries,
and regulatory and policy non-compliance. Increase employee, participant and
visitor safety by promoting and enhancing a culture of safety. Manage and
provide leadership to compliance and loss prevention personnel.
dayforcehcm.com
Senior LP Job Postings Removed from Website
Microsoft closes its 'specialty stores' in mall kiosks
Amazon's helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells
Quarterly
Results
American Eagle Q1 comp's up 6%, net revenue up 8%
Game Stop Q1 comp's down 10.3%, sales down 13.3%
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3rd Party Payment Processor Backdoor
Testing Companies Being Singled Out by 1 Hacker
7.7M LabCorp Records - Same Hack Hit Quest
LabCorp is the latest laboratory testing giant this week to confirm it's
affected by the same third-party data breach.
The Burlington, North Carolina-based medical giant said 7.7 million patients had
their personal and financial data stolen by hackers, which hit the payment pages
of the American Medical Collection Agency, a third-party vendor that
processes payments for LabCorp and other companies.
The admission comes a day after Quest Diagnostics around
11.9 million patients had their data stolen.
The total number of patients affected by the AMCA payments page breach
stands at just shy of 20 million. Given the company provides payment and bill
collection services to a broad range of businesses, we may see similar notices
dropping in the near future.
techcrunch.com
Cybersecurity: One in three breaches are caused by unpatched vulnerabilities
Software vendors are constantly publishing new patches to fix problems in
software that they have sold. It's then up to the users of the software to
apply the patches -- or else risk leaving themselves open to attack via the
backdoors that the vendors failed to spot when building the product in the first
place.
 But the sheer volume of patches, with many vendors publishing new fixes on a
monthly basis, and the need to test those patches to ensure that they don't
cause other unexpected problems, means that there's often a delay in getting
systems secured. That leaves a gap that hackers can exploit.
One in three IT professionals (34%) in Europe admitted that their organization
had been breached as a result of an unpatched vulnerability (higher than the
average of 27%) according to a survey by security company Tripwire.
Finding the stuff that needs patching can be a challenge: 59% of respondents
said they can detect new hardware and software on their network within hours,
but it's a difficult manual effort for many, with 35% saying less than half of
their assets are discovered automatically.
zdnet.com
How Today's Cybercriminals Sneak into Your Inbox
Between Oct. 2018 and March 2019, researchers with the Cofense Phishing Defense
Center analyzed 31,429 malicious emails. At 23,195, credential phishing attacks
fueled the bulk of emailed cyberattacks, followed by malware delivery (4,835),
BEC (2,681), and scams (718). Subtle tactics like changing file types, or using
shortened URLs, are giving hackers a hand.
"We do continue to see them evolve with simple adjustments," says Cofense
co-founder and CTO Aaron Higbee. Credential-phishing emails using fake log-in
pages are tough to stop at the gateway because often associated infrastructure
doesn't seem malicious. Some campaigns, to disguise malintent, send emails from
genuine Office 365 tenants using already compromised credentials or legitimate
accounts - and a fake login page hosted on Microsoft infrastructure is "nearly
impossible" to distinguish.
darkreading.com
Shoppers reluctant to swap passwords for biometrics, Paysafe
53% of UK shoppers are worried that the shift to biometrics to authenticate
online payments will dramatically increase the amount of identity fraud,
according to research by Paysafe.
The company surveyed 6,197 consumers from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Austria
and Bulgaria. 79% still favour passwords. 68% expressed concern about paying for
goods or services without being asked for a password, and only 40% believe that
biometrics are more secure than other authentication methods.
retailtechinnovationhub.com
Over 90% of data transactions on IoT devices are unencrypted
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Manitoba liquor thefts drop 23% since security measures introduced in March
55% reduction in shrinkage, 20% increase in theft-related arrests
 Manitoba
Liquor and Lotteries says its plan to combat rampant liquor store thefts is
working. The Crown corp announced sweeping changes to the way it handles
security in its stores in late March, a move MBLL president and CEO Peter Hak
said Thursday has resulted in a 23% reduction in theft and robbery incidents.
"While these are still early results, we are cautiously optimistic they are
trending in the right direction," Hak said, adding that the increased security
efforts have also produced a 20% uptick in theft-related arrests made and a
55% reduction in shrinkage, or costs to Liquor Marts because of bottle
theft.
Liquor stores across the city saw more than a 300% increase in thefts - some
2,600 incidents - in 2018, a drastic increase from the roughly 650 the year
prior. This drew criticism from both police and the Manitoba Government and
General Employees' Union.
winnipegsun.com
LCBO robbery raises red flags about alcohol privatization: OPSEU
"This is a matter of life and death"
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is raising red flags about the
privatization of alcohol after a security guard was injured during a robbery at
a Thunder Bay LCBO this week.
"LCBO employees keep our communities safe," said Thomas. "They are professionals
who take social responsibility seriously. If folks think alcohol thefts are bad
now, just imagine the dangers when there's booze on the shelf at your corner
store, but no security; just an untrained clerk behind the counter."
"It's why the government should focus its efforts and invest in properly-trained
security. This guard was trying to do his duty, but no employee should be asked
to put their health and safety - or even their life - on the line without the
appropriate resources."
"This is a matter of life and death," said OPSEU First Vice-President/Treasurer
Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida. "We need to invest in a steady and highly-trained
workforce within the LCBO, not dump this security disaster off to the private
sector, where employers often cut corners in order to cut costs.
newswire.ca
Firms in Canada targeted with increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques
Canadians are three times more likely to download malware
Fraudsters have become creative in disguising email that contains dangerous
links and attachments and Canadian firms may be falling for the scams more
often than those in other countries.
A recent Proofpoint analysis found nearly 100 criminal cyber campaigns that
targeted Canada between Jan. 1 and May 1 this year, in addition to thousands
of other generic campaigns that reached Canada through the internet. One type of
malware noted by Proofpoint was DanaBot, which has been used to send out Canada
Post-themed lures.
The danger for people who get such emails is that they may download software
that could grab passwords, or send more fraudulent spam messages to reach more
victims, or lock out access to system files. David Masson, the Canada country
manager for Darktrace - a cybersecurity firm - agrees that spoofing scams that
hijack well-known brands are quite common internationally and Canada's
experience is similar.
But Masson said a Darktrace analysis last year found its Canadian clients were
about three times as likely to download malware compared with clients in other
countries.
Once fraudsters have figured out a key person's password, they can wreak
havoc on a company by impersonating a supervisor and instructing a staff member
to redirect the payroll or other payments to a different account.
financialpost.com
In Case You Missed It:
Canada's Not Prosecuting
"Shoplifting and other petty-crime cases are being dropped by courts"
'Our justice system is crumbling both on a federal level and provincial
level'
Across Canada, people accused of petty crimes like
shoplifting, minor
assault and fraud are walking free - because the justice system doesn't have
time to deal with their cases, as it struggles to move more serious crimes
through the courts.
"At some point, we have to make a decision: what crimes do you want us not to
prosecute?" said Rick Woodburn, president of Canadian Association of Crown
Counsel, whose organization represents 7,500 Crowns across the country.
"And as you can see, it starts falling off the bottom. And sooner or later,
we're going to decriminalize, because we're not prosecuting certain types of
offences."
cbc.ca
Canada Store Openings & Expansions
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Ulta gears up to launch stores, e-commerce in Canada
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Fashion platform Poshmark launches in Canada
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Two new Glamour Secrets Beauty Bar locations coming to Ottawa region
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Winners set to open in Victoria's Bay Centre
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Jasper, Fort McMurray and Lac La Biche to get pot shops after licence moratorium
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Secures 1st Canadian Store Location as it Launches Retail Expansion
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Popular Toronto Based Menswear Store Has Finally Opened At Square One
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Pets comes to Halifax and Dartmouth
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Nine Pajamas opens first Calgary-area store
Chief Operating Officer for Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange (CCTX) in Ottawa
Walmart bets on click-and-collect in Canada
Canada's Indigo to refresh general merchandise retail
Unfashionable fakes: How to protect yourself from counterfeit goods online
Retailers Among Canada's Most Trusted Brands: Study
Edmonton, AB: Woman arrested in dozens of city liquor store robberies;
More than 30 liquor thefts since August 2018
Edmonton police have arrested a woman wanted on
outstanding warrants after a string of liquor store robberies across the city.
The woman is believed to have been involved in more than 30 liquor store thefts
since August 2018. Valynda Davis was arrested for 44 outstanding warrants
including possession of a dangerous weapon and theft under $5,000. She has also
been charged with three counts of theft under $5,000 and a breach of probation.
edmontonsun.com
Winnipeg, MB: Man arrested after beating store owner with walking stick
Kingston, ON: Man accused of threatening to shoot store employee after theft
Winnipeg, MB: Teen sentenced for shoplifting spree; Hit Shopper Drug Mart,
7-Eleven & C-Store
Barrie, ON: 2 face charges following reported theft at Joe's No Frills
Robberies & Burglaries
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Is the Fight Against Bot Ad Fraud Succeeding?
Here's some good news for marketers: The amount of advertising spend lost to
online bot fraud is declining,
according to
a recent report from White
Ops and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA).
The report
was based on data from the digital campaigns of 50 ANA members. The researchers
examined more than 2,400 campaigns that ran across more than 600,000 domains
(search and social bot fraud were not part of the analysis).
 Some
$5.8 billion of ad spend is expected to be lost globally to online bots this
year, down from $6.5 billion in 2017, when the researchers last examined the
issue. That 11% decline is particularly noteworthy because digital ad spend
increased 25% globally between 2017 and 2019.
The researchers say the success in combating online bot ad fraud is being driven
by a range of factors, including efforts to dismantle bot networks, more
purchasing of advertising via programmatic networks with built-in fraud
prevention measures, and innovations such as ads.txt that reduce spoofing.
The researchers found that although bot attempts account for 20-35% of ad online
impressions, the amount of fraud that gets through and gets paid for is much
smaller. Some 8% of desktop display ad impressions are estimated to be
successful bot fraud, down from 9% in 2017, and 14% of desktop video ad
impressions are estimated to be successful bot fraud, down from 22% in 2017.
marketingprofs.com
Brands Prioritizing Digital Trust and Safety See
Growth
More than half of consumers are concerned about falling victim to payment fraud,
according to the results of a new survey looking at fraud trends across
e-commerce published by Sift.
Of the 2,000 U.S. consumers who participated in the study, 56 percent confessed
that they are most concerned about payment fraud, while only 17 percent feel
that the brands they engage with are equipped to protect against fraud.
Consumer trust does have an impact on e-commerce businesses, with survey
analysis showing growth for those brands that prioritize trust and safety.
These e-merchants are able to leverage new revenue opportunities while providing
increased customer satisfaction, without risk, according to a May 22 press
release.
cardnotpresent.com
82% of Consumers Shop, Review Products Online Before
Purchasing in Store, Says BRP Report
Amazon to open 10 pop-up shops on British high streets
Help small start-ups expand their business
Stripe offers chargeback protection service
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Multi-State ID Gang Hit 80+ Times Causing
$150,000 in Losses
Central Ohio Identity Theft Ring Leader Gets 60 Months Fed. Prison
Hitting Best Buy, Elder Beerman, Buckle, Menard's, Meijer, Cabela's, & More
McCauley provided false identification cards containing the victims' information
but actually bearing photographs of the co-defendants who were "shoppers." The
group would travel to various clothing and electronics retail stores in the
Southern District of Ohio and elsewhere, including Indiana and
Pennsylvania.
The group would review the victims' credit history reports and personal
information prior to arrival at the retail stores so the defendants could answer
any qualifying questions that the stores used to screen credit applicants. The
group opened new and used existing lines of credit on approximately 80
separate occasions causing $150,000 of loss from the retailers.
The other defendants charged in this case include Deangelo D. Simms, 26, of
Reynoldsburg, Ohio; Shirley M. Dillen, 43, of Westerville, Ohio; Julie E. Ring,
38, of Columbus, Ohio and Robert S. Tingler, 32, of Columbus, Ohio. Tingler has
been sentenced to 24 months in prison and was ordered to pay
approximately $7,400 in restitution. Dillen has been sentenced to five
years of probation and ordered to pay approximately $4,300 in restitution.
Ring has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay
nearly $2,000 in restitution.
justice.gov
$19 million worth of iPhones stolen in massive
identity theft scam
The long-running operation was allegedly carried out by a New York-based
gang who was finally caught after seven years.
Over the past seven years, a New York City-based fraud ring allegedly stole more
than $19 million worth of iPhones by posing as cellphone subscribers to get new
devices at little or no cost. The six people authorities say ran the ring would
then sell the stolen phones on the black market, getting away with the scam for
years . Associates using fake IDs and counterfeit debit cards went to mobile
phone stores and posed as the legitimate account holders, looking to upgrade to
new phones on their existing accounts. They would spread payments out over many
months, which would come as a surprise on the actual customer's next bill. By
then, the scammers-and the devices-were already long gone.
It's likely that the scammers deliberately chose a payment plan for two reasons.
First, because the down payment was small, it was likely to go through ok on the
cloned card. Second, as the real customers wouldn't suddenly have a large amount
being debited, it would probably take them longer to spot the fraudulent
transactions. The police report says that the gang traveled throughout the US to
obtain the phones. Since in or around 2014, the NYPD and the FBI have been
investigating a group of individuals - the "Fraud Ring" - who operated in, among
other places, the Southern District of New York, including the Bronx, Manhattan,
and Westchester County. From at least 2012 to the present, the Fraud Ring
perpetrated a wide-ranging scheme to obtain valuable, new electronic devices,
predominantly Apple iPhones.
During the course of the conspiracy, the Fraud Ring fraudulently obtained more
than $19 million worth of devices. To facilitate the scheme, the Fraud Ring
traveled to approximately 34 different states, but often brought or shipped the
fraudulently obtained cellphones back to the Bronx, where they regularly sold
them through fencing operations.
qz.com
Wilmington, DE: 5 C-Stores shut down in ORC
Fencing Operation;
targeting CVS and Walgreens
The investigation into a string of shoplifting incidents at city-based
pharmacies has led to a joint operation with L & I to disrupt criminal activity
and impose sanctions on businesses for various violations, officials said on
Tuesday. Over the course of several weeks, Wilmington Police detected a trend of
shoplifting incidents from various Walgreens and CVS locations throughout the
City. Through the course of their investigation, police learned that some
individuals responsible for shoplifting incidents in Wilmington were in
communication with staff from various small businesses and markets throughout
the city, police said.
 Officials
said WPD received intelligence that some of these stores provide details about
items of interest, ordinarily soap, body wash, and deodorant, to individuals who
then steal those items from pharmacies and bring them to these small businesses
in exchange for approximately $1 per item. Those items are then resold to
customers of those small businesses at a higher price, officials added. On June
3, authorities visited each location, where police located stolen merchandise
bearing Walgreens or CVS labels at each of the five locations, according to
police. Those items were seized. L&I officials identified additional violations,
including those related to electrical, plumbing, structural issues, lack of
appropriate city licenses, health licenses, certificates, and other infractions.
L & I immediately ordered the closure of all five businesses pending compliance.
nbcphiladelphia.com
Myrtle Beach, SC: Five charged after Organized
Retail Crime ring investigation
in Horry County
Investigators with the Myrtle Beach Police Department along with the Horry
County Police Department and the ATF Task Force began the investigation.
Investigators secured a warrant for a home in the Conway section of Horry
County. While executing the search warrant, many stolen items were recovered.
Those items included: New merchandise valued at about $24,000, 9 rifles, 7
shotguns, Kawasaki side-by-side ATV, John Deere Zero-Turn Mower, Honda ATV,
E-Z-Go Golf Cart and 7 trailers.
wbtw.com
Winter Haven, FL: Police seek tips on shoplifting trio,
hit Macy's for over $1,000
Lower Nazareth, PA: Police seek Kohl's shoplifter after
$540 theft
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Sun City Center, FL: Man shot dead in brazen
daylight carjacking attempt
in Sun City Center
A series of brazen carjacking attempts at a crowded Publix shopping center in
Sun City Center led to the death of the suspect Tuesday around 9 a.m. According
to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, a male suspect attempted to
carjack four different vehicles, but failed to do so because the potential
victims all had their vehicles locked. Chronister confirmed the yet-to-be-named
suspect was armed with a semi-automatic handgun. The suspect, upon failing to
gain entry into a vehicle, attempted to enter businesses within the plaza.
Chronister said one of the business managers was notified of the suspect's
behavior and left the store to check on his vehicle. As he exited the back area
of the business, he was confronted by the suspect wielding his firearm. The
manager drew a legally-owned handgun, firing in self defense, according to a
HCSO press release.
miamiherald.com
Indianapolis, IN: Fight leads to fatal shooting
outside Restaurant
Metro Police is investigating a fatal shooting on the north side that officers
say began with a fight outside a restaurant. According to IMPD, officers
received several 911 calls just before 11:30 p.m. on June 4 for a person shot.
After arriving on the scene, officers found a man with at least one gunshot
wound laying on the concrete in the parking lot in front of the Drake's Keystone
Bar and Restaurant. The victim was transported to the hospital in critical
condition but later died as a result of his injuries.
wishtv.com
Torrance, CA: Police Swarm Area Near Del Amo
Fashion Center Day After Shooting
 Torrance
police swarmed an intersection adjacent to Del Amo Fashion Center mall Tuesday
afternoon, one day after a shooting left a man wounded inside the shopping
center, but it was unclear if the investigation was related to the gunfire.
Aerial footage showed police examining a gun on the ground, as well as a SWAT
team going into an apartment complex on Carson Street near Madrona Avenue, near
the Mobil gas station. One person was spotted in handcuffs, but it was unclear
if the person had any connection to Monday's shooting. Torrance police Sgt.
Ronald Harris said he had no immediate information on what prompted the search
in the area.
nbclosangeles.com
McLennan County, TX: Tip leads to arrest of man
accused of shooting Little Caesars manager
A tip and swift action by local police led to the arrest Tuesday of a McGregor
man accused of shooting the manager of a Little Caesars store on Valley Mills
Drive in Beverly Hills on Saturday. LEonard Andre Black, 25, was arrested on a
first-degree felony charge of aggravated robbery. The store's 18-year-old
manager was shot in the upper right shoulder during the robbery attempt
Saturday. She was treated and released from a local hospital later that day.
wacotrib.com
Albany, GA: Violent attempted Armed Robbery at C-Store,
shots fired
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
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South Euclid, OH: Cleveland man
arrested 140 times
Police in South Euclid say when they arrested a Cleveland man on
Monday, they ran his name in their computer, and discovered it was
the 140th time he has been arrested. Edward Adkins Jr., 59, was
taken into custody after employees at a Foot Locker store identified
him as a shoplifter who stole more than $400 worth of merchandise,
and police found the items in Adkins' backpack. Investigators say
Adkins is a habitual petty thief, and is known to police departments
across Greater Cleveland.
fox8.com |
Baytown, TX: Dollar Store robbery suspects lead police on
chase
West Ashley, SC: Dollar General manager charged for
allegedly embezzling $5,300
Atlanta, GA: Police connect suspect to 3 armed robberies
at metro Atlanta cellphone stores
Oklahoma City, OK: Two men indicted by a Federal Grand
Jury in connection with an armed robbery at a drug store back in 2018
Sentencings
Golden, CO: 2 sentenced to life in Edgewater murder of
27-year-old picking up barbecue
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C-Store - Kennewick, WA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Albany, GA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Danville, IL - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Chilton County, AL - Burglary
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C-Store - Craven County, NC - Robbery
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C-Store - Springfield, MA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Phoenix, AZ - Armed Robbery
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C- Store - Memphis, TN - Burglary
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Cricket Wireless - Salem, OH - Burglary
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Dollar Store - Baytown, TX - Robbery
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Dollar Store - Houston, TX - Robbery
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Grocery Store - Lebanon, TN - Burglary
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Restaurant - Glasgow, KY - Robbery (White Castle)
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Restaurant - Bethesda, MD - Burglary
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Restaurant - San Antonio, TX - Armed Robbery (Subway)
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Restaurant - McLennan County, TX - Armed Robbery/Shooting
- Manager shot
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Restaurant - Houston, TX - Robbery (McAlister's Deli)
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Restaurant - Los Angeles, CA - Armed Robbery
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Restaurant - Las Vegas, NV - Armed Robbery (Burger King)
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T-Mobile - Downers Grove, IL - Burglary
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