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Walmart blasts Trump administration's 'disturbing' detainment
of migrant children in one of its former stores
Walmart on Tuesday attacked the Trump administration's
detainment of migrant children in one of its
former stores.
The
company said on Twitter that it was "shocked and disappointed" that its
former store in Brownsville, Texas, was being used to house children who had
been separated from their parents at the Mexico border.
The separations are part of the Trump administration's new "zero-tolerance"
policy against illegal immigration.
"We had no idea our former store would be used for such a disturbing purpose,
A.L.," Walmart tweeted Tuesday in response to a woman who called for a boycott
against the company. "We are just as shocked and disappointed as you are."
The Brownsville store, a former supercenter that Walmart closed in 2016, is now
known as Casa Padre. It houses nearly 1,500 migrant boys between the ages of 10
and 17, some of whom were separated from their parents at the Mexico border.
The facility is one of approximately 100 shelters the federal Office of Refugee
Resettlement is using to hold more than 11,000 refugee children in 17 states.
businessinsider.com
ICE arrests more than 100 workers in raid on Ohio meat supplier
Largest Workplace Enforcement Action Under Trump Administration So Far
 Federal immigration officials on Tuesday raided a large meat supplier based in
Massillon, Ohio, and arrested more than 100 workers suspected of using stolen or
fraudulent identification to gain employment.
As many as 100 agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, US Customs
and Border Protection and the US Border Patrol descended upon four facilities
operated by Fresh Mark during the late afternoon raid. Authorities said they
made 146 arrests during the raid, which ICE said makes it the largest worksite
raid nationally in at least a decade.
The raid -- which was conducted with no prior notice to the business -- was the
largest workplace enforcement action to take place under the Trump
Administration, said Steve Francis, special agent in charge of ICE's Homeland
Security Investigations unit, which oversees Michigan and Ohio.
cnn.com
'Cash Machines for Addicts'
New Jersey Towns are Allowing Mob-Linked Shops to Attract Junkies, Thieves
Returning stolen goods for gift cards - then selling them to cash shops
A state watchdog group finds the state's pawn shops, secondhand good stores and
scrap metal yards are infested by corrupt and mob-connected owners who are
encouraging drug addicts to steal goods and metals from retailers, utilities
and homes.
Shockingly, the state investigative report finds, many of these illegal and
unscrupulous businesses could have been shut down but local police department
were clueless about their municipalities' own laws.
"We found that not only do these secondhand goods stores and scrap yards readily
accept stolen items, in some cases they were directing the customers on what
items to steal," said Kathy Riley, a spokesperson for the State Commission
of Investigation, which issued the 100-page report Tuesday recommending that the
state take over the licensing and regulating of these businesses.
"These are businesses that are contributing to the opioid crisis, which is
arguably the most serious public health emergency in generations, by basically
serving as cash machines for addicts," she said.
"Some of the individuals who were behind the counters and directing some of
these sales were individuals who were convicted felons or organized crime
associates."
The report also faulted retailers and Lakewood-based CardCash.com - which allows
people to sell unused gift cards for a price much less than what the card is
worth, and the site then resells it for a higher price than it paid. The report
says thieves often take advantage of lax return policies by returning stolen
goods for gift cars, which they then sell to these cash shops.
The SCI report found that New Jersey pawn shops and secondhand businesses each
raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from CardCash. One retail theft
crew earned more than $317,000 from CardCash in two years, the SCI said.
nj1015.com
Cigarette Smugglers Stub C-Store Sales
Earlier this year, U.S. Customs & Border Patrol, in conjunction with U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security investigators, took
possession of six million counterfeit cigarettes during a warehouse
inspection in Florida, with a street value of more than $1 million.
 In May 2017, authorities from more than 20 federal, state and local agencies
concluded a year-long investigation into illicit cigarette trafficking in
Virginia. The bust culminated in 43 arrests, 743 separate charges and
shuttered a scheme that involved more than 600,000 cartons of cigarettes
worth in excess of $30 million.
Both cases are examples of the nation's burgeoning cigarette black market. What
the news bites don't reveal is the impact such illegal activities have on
convenience stores' tobacco profit margins. The cigarettes in question are
considered smuggled because the people who sold them didn't pay taxes to the
states they live in.
"With high state cigarette and tobacco excise tax rates, cross border purchasing
and illicit trade between low-taxed and high-taxed states is a growing concern,"
said Thomas Briant, executive director of the National Association of Tobacco
Outlets (NATO).
Smuggling continues to chip away at the industry's most valuable category, no
matter the U.S. region.
cstoredecisions.com
Five victims in Indiana file lawsuits against Goodwill,
Allege nonprofit retailer failed to stop sex offender
Five victims have filed two lawsuits in Hamilton County, Ind. this week against
Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana alleging the organization failed to
protect its workers from a registered sex offender.
The lawsuits stem from incidents involving Ritchie Hodges, a former employee
accused of secretly recording employees in the bathroom at the 116th Street
and Allisonville Road location.
As Scripps station WRTV in Indianapolis
reported in March, Hodges is a registered sex offender with recent
convictions for child pornography and voyeurism.
Indianapolis attorneys Dan Chamberlain and Fishers attorney Linda Havel
represent five victims, including three minors and two adults, who allege Hodges
recorded them without their consent.
In their lawsuits, they allege Goodwill was negligent and breached its duty
of care to its employees and their safety.
Records show Hodges served time in prison from 2012 to 2014.
The nearly identical lawsuits also accuse Goodwill of failing to inspect its
premises on a continual basis and that it repeatedly failed to supervise Hodges.
tmj4.com
Ethics Policies Don't Build Ethical Cultures
'It's easy to make unethical choices when they are socially acceptable'
No one plans to destroy their career by breaking the law or violating their
company's ethics policy. There are usually personal stressors that push them
over the edge, triggering a "fight or flight" response. At that point, they're
not thinking rationally, Gallagher said.
Financial problems, relationship problems or health issues are the most common
emotional stressors, he said.
"If you're going to be an ethical leader, are you paying attention to your
employees' emotional triggers?"
For an ethical lapse to occur, he said, three things must happen:
There must be a need. There must be an opportunity. There must be
rationalization. He knew it was illegal, but he rationalized his actions by
telling himself that he was just "borrowing" the money.
To create an ethical culture, ethics must be discussed openly and often within
an organization, Gallagher said. If you talk about ethical issues that occur
every day in the workplace, people will recognize such situations and stop
before they step over the line. They'll be more aware of how "socially
acceptable" ethical violations can lead to more serious violations.
And, an ethical culture must start at the top. If an organization's leader is
setting a bad example, the employees will follow suit.
shrm.org
Get-Rich-Quick Scheme to Game Amazon Lands a $102 Million Fine from FTC
The FTC today announced that a group of people who had run a
get-rich-quick-on-Amazon scheme have agreed to pay $102 million in fines and
restitution. The people, operating under different names in Nevada and
Massachusetts got people to pay from $995 to as much as $35,000 for "secrets"
that were supposed to let them make big money on Amazon's marketplace, although
they had no real connection with Amazon at all.
According to the FTC, the people behind the scheme had taken their victims
for at least $36.1 million, and possibly significantly more.
inc.com
Amazon Accused Of Stiffing Delivery Workers On Overtime
Amazon was hit Monday with a proposed nationwide collective action in Florida
alleging the company violated federal labor laws by shorting employees on
overtime pay when they delivered packages for the giant e-commerce site.
law360.com
Target's CEO says retail industry will fight negative impact of tariffs
The U.S. retail industry will try to fight the negative impact of tariffs on
Chinese and other imports the same way it fought and defeated a
border-adjustment tax proposed by President Donald Trump that would have led to
higher costs for imported goods, Target CEO Brian Cornell said Tuesday.
Cornell, who chairs the board of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA),
said the trade group will take a wait-and-see approach on a strategy to Trump's
most recent threat to place protectionist levies on $200 billion worth of
unspecified Chinese products imported annually to the U.S.
startribune.com
Starbucks reins in expansion, closing 150 underperforming stores
The coffee giant on Tuesday said it expects a 1% increase in global same-store
sales in its third (current quarter), below analysts expectations of a 2.9%
increase. As part of a streamlining initiative, Starbucks is "optimizing" its
U.S. store portfolio at a more rapid pace in fiscal 2019, and will close about
150 company-operated underperforming stores in its most densely populated
markets (up from an historical average of 50 annual). New store growth will
focus on under-penetrated markets. It also is slowing licensed-store growth.
chainstoreage.com
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Locker jokes about basketball player's shoplifting incident in new ad
LiAngelo Ball's collegiate career came to an early end after he sparked a minor
international incident by
stealing a pair of sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store while on a
preseason trip to China. Ball was suspended indefinitely, but his father LaVar
quickly pulled him out of school entirely, and the two youngest Ball children
soon embarked on their overseas trip to Lithuania.
With the 2018 NBA Draft this week, Ball starred in a new "One and Done" ad for
Foot Locker, and the brand referenced Ball's legal trouble.
usatoday.com
Sears and Kmart to combine on store-within-a-store concepts
GameStop confirms buyout talks as downloads take their toll
CVS Pharmacy's prescription delivery expands to all locations nationwide
D.C. voters approve raising minimum wage for tipped workers
Amazon books food trucks to help feed 2,500 full-time workers at Chattanooga
center
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R-CISC Announces Robert Herjavec as a Featured Speaker
for 2018 Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit
 Washington,
DC - The Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC) today announced
Robert Herjavec as a featured speaker at this year's
Retail Cyber Intelligence
Summit, held on October 2-3 at the Four Seasons Hotel Denver in Colorado.
He will explore evolving IT trends and the rising cyber security threats
retailers face on a daily basis in his session titled, "Fast Forward and
Focused." Robert will also share a few secrets from inside the Shark Tank
and share advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
In addition to serving as a host of ABC's Shark Tank, Robert Herjavec has a deep
background in cybersecurity. He is a dynamic entrepreneur and has built and sold
several IT companies. In 2003 he founded Herjavec Group, to provide
cybersecurity products and services to enterprise organizations. The group
quickly became one of North America's fastest growing technology firms. Herjavec
has served as a cybersecurity advisor for the Government of Canada and
participated in the White House Summit on Cybersecurity. In addition to his
appearances on Shark Tank, Herjavec is regularly featured in print, digital and
TV outlets, offering his views on the threat landscape, on emerging technologies
and on the need for a proactive security framework.
 "The
Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit brings together CISOs and their teams to share
best practices, gain insights and, most importantly, network with other
information security professionals to build trust. The conference addresses the
key challenges and issues facing strategic retail leaders and tactical
practitioners at a critical time in our industries. We are looking forward to
adding Robert to the conversation this year," Suzie Squier, executive director
of the R-CISC said.
r-cisc.org
Former CIA Engineer Charged with Theft and Transmission of Classified Info
Ex-CIA software engineer Joshua Adam Schulte has been charged with stealing and
disclosing classified information from the agency. The charges came in a
13-count
federal indictment released today.
 Schulte reportedly had been named as a suspect who had allegedly handed over
to WikiLeaks a massive trove of the CIA's cyber espionage tools that the
activist group then published online. He has been imprisoned in Manhattan
since Aug. 27, 2017, on unrelated child pornography charges.
The epic breach came to light in March 2017, when WikiLeaks began publishing
more than 8,700 confidential CIA documents under the title "Vault 7." Among the
leaked documents were various zero-day vulnerabilities, as well as exploits
against network routers, smart TVs, and connected vehicles.
Schulte, 29, also tampered with user privileges and access to a CIA computer,
according to the indictment, acquiring unauthorized access for himself, locking
out other users, and deleting any evidence of his activity in the system.
darkreading.com
Most Websites and Web Apps No Match for Attack Barrage
The average website is attacked 50 times per day
No matter how large or small, websites and web applications are under a constant
barrage of attacks. Two new studies out today put a finer point on the numbers,
showing just how frequently attacks hit the average website and how this
constant pressure is yielding a huge number of compromised websites and web
apps.
According to the Sitelock Website Security Insider Q1 2018 report, the average
website today is attacked 50 times per day, with the vast majority of attacks
coming through automated means. The study shows that 88% of traffic filtered by
firewalls is from bad bots seeking to compromise sites.
By casting a very wide and automated net, attackers who hit their marks even
a slim percentage of the time stand to compromise a huge volume of sites.
The study shows that about 1% of sampled sites studied by analysts are infected
with malware. That means at any given moment, 18.7 million sites around the
world are infected by some form of malware.
darkreading.com
How to Make Stolen Data Valueless
As we all know, credit card information, combined with other user data from
other breaches and social media, can build a complete profile. In the hands of
fraudsters and criminals, these valuable identity sets are usually sold to other
cybercriminals and used for myriad criminal activities, both on the internet and
in the physical world.
Bad actors keep taking advantage of the smallest gap to steal customer data. For
this reason, we must change the current equation of breach = fraud by changing
how companies think about online identity verification. Companies need to
protect all customer data, but more important, they need to make it valueless.
Multilayered technology that thwarts fraud exists right now. Passive
biometrics and behavioral analytics technology are making stolen data valueless
by verifying users based on their inherent behavior instead of relying on their
data, such as credit card information. This makes it impossible for bad actors
to use stolen data, as they can't replicate the customer's inherent behavior
attached to that data.
paymentssource.com
Phishing Campaigns Target Sports Fans, Consumers
Two phishing campaigns have been targeting consumers of both the FIFA World Cup
and one of its longtime partners, Adidas. One campaign attempts to lure victims
into clicking on a malicious link under the guise of downloading a World Cup
schedule of fixtures and a result tracker, while the second promises a "free"
$50-per-month subscription for Adidas shoes.
infosecurity-magazine.com
Chinese e-commerce company is running a nearly autonomous warehouse
with almost ZERO human employees
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has constructed a fulfillment center that
handles as many as 200,000 orders each day - and it only has four employees.
That's because the roughly 100,000 square foot facility is run almost entirely
autonomously, with human employees solely on site to tend to the robots.
According to JD.com, the warehouse leverages 'highly-automated sorting
technology' to sort up to 16,000 packages per hour with 99.99% accuracy.
dailymail.co.uk
11 delivery robots that will soon carry food and packages to your door
Shake Shack founder sees cashless future for his business
Just how safe are contactless cards?
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Retail Council of Canada's Loss Prevention conference rebrands
RCC Retail Secure Conference - Sept. 20 in Toronto
 RCC
has some updates about the group's upcoming conference in Toronto on
Wednesday, September 20th. They have also sent out a Call for Speakers with
information about other sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities.
Retail Council has met with an organizing committee to develop content for this
year's conference and they have also gone through a rebranding. Formerly
known as the RCC Loss Prevention Conference, it will now be known as the RCC
Retail Secure Conference.
The format for this conference is also being developed to include more
concurrent session with less Keynote (main stage sessions) comprising of 3 main
content educational tracks:
1. Payments / Fraud
PCI Compliance, Online & offline Fraud, in-store fraud, card not-present, DSS
standards, payment data security
2. Information Security & Protection
PIPEDA, Customer Data Security, Privacy Vs. Security, Data Breach, Data Breach
Response, GDPR
3. Physical Security & Investigations
Store Security, ORC, Last Mile / Supply Chain Security, Shrink, Counterfeit,
Security Systems and Technology, Workplace Violence / Harassment, Cannabis in
the Workplace / In the Store
 Should
your organization be looking to provide thought leadership in any of the above
educational tracks or participate in other branding/engagement initiatives at
this event,
please see the link here for the Call for Speaker document.
Click here for addition details on the SPONSORSHIP/EXHIBIT PACKAGE for this
event.
Editor's note: The Daily's Gus Downing will be attending RCC's Retail
Secure Conference on Sept. 20.
Mob Rule in Canada: Italian mafia leading source of cargo theft
$500,000 in goods disappearing everyday in Toronto
 Todd
Moore was playing hockey in Hamilton, Ont., when some guys came forward with
10 cases of Moosehead beer that had "fallen off a truck". He knew exactly where
it had come from, though. Everyone knew. The theft of two loads of beer in New
Brunswick had been all over the news, complete with jokes about Moose being on
the loose.
It was no joke to the career police officer, now president of Canadian Armed
Robbery Training Associates.
The Greater Toronto Area now has the highest rate of cargo theft in Canada,
rivaling major U.S. centers. Research by the Canadian Trucking Alliance and
insurers suggests the crime across Canada costs about $5 billion a year. A
typical cargo theft is now valued at about $196,000, with more than $500,000
in goods disappearing every day in the Toronto area alone.
In Canada, Moore says traditional organized crime groups are at the top of the
food chain.
Mafia connections
 In
the Greater Toronto Area and Montreal, the leading mafia groups include the
'Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra, and Camorra, which can be traced to Italy and Sicily.
The Cosa Nostra is likely the most widely known. "They've been involved in cargo
thefts and hijackings for decades," Moore says. But the 'Ndrangheta mafia -
otherwise known as the Calabrian Mafia - is the biggest in the GTA and the world
at large. It has 10 related groups in the GTA and Hamilton, Ont. alone.
The Calabrian mafia's 25,000 made members with 250,000 affiliates and
associates made an estimated $75 billion in 2017 alone. He calls them the
"McDonald's Mafia" because of it. In Montreal, the Sicilian Mafia connected to
the original "five families" of New York City has a stronger presence, although
it also has an active cell in the GTA.
They don't work alone, either. The mafia groups also work alongside outlaw
motorcycle gangs, and organized crime cells linked to Russia and Europe.
Click here to read about the mafia's targets & the tools being used to
battle them.
todaystrucking.com
Display system helps Canadian retailer cut theft and increase revenue
Deters two-third of thieves from stealing
 Like
many retailers that offer small, high-value items, London Drugs has
struggled with theft. To address shoplifting - particularly "velocity theft," in
which a criminal takes multiple units at a time - the retailer implemented a
system that was "fairly successful from a loss prevention perspective," says
Tony Hunt, general manager of loss prevention. The downside? "It diminished
our sales," he says.
When Hunt and his colleagues looked for easy-to-use ways to limit theft, they
came across the InVue T1000. InVue, a global technology company, provides
merchandising, software and security systems. The T1000 was designed to help
retailers "balance the sales and shrink equation" for hanging merchandise, says
Karen Bomber, director of product marketing.
To access a product hanging on a T1000, customers must push a button, which
then dispenses the item with a time delay. Although minimal, the delay is
key, as it can dissuade criminals from engaging in ORC. When the Loss Prevention
Research Council studied the T1000, it showed the product to 14 individuals
who'd engaged in ORC. Nearly two-thirds said they wouldn't steal a product
protected by the T1000, with most citing the time required to access the
merchandise.
The T1000 "limits the risk of theft, but keeps the merchandise available and
visible," Bomber says.
stores.org
Hudson's Bay, other stores pressured to dump Trump products, amid tariff tiff
The recent tariff dispute between Canada and U.S. has sparked a renewed social
media call to boycott stores carrying Trump family merchandise.
However, the campaign may be fruitless, according to some business strategy
experts. They say not only do boycotts not tend to work, but also, goods
associated with the family of U.S. President Donald Trump - from his red
ties to his daughter Ivanka's dresses - have already fallen out of favour
with shoppers.
The call to boycott came shortly after Trump slapped tariffs on Canadian steel
and aluminum imports. Social entrepreneur and Maclean's writer Scott Gilmore
compiled a list of
companies to target, all of which carry Trump merchandise.
cbc.ca
From last week's Daily: The retail impact of
escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada
R-CISC goes to Canada
 R-CISC
took their workshop tour to Canada on Tuesday to host the first R-CISC Canadian
Retail Cybersecurity Invitational with their partner, Deloitte. The one-day
gathering brought cybersecurity professionals together from Canada's leading
retail, grocer, consumer products, entertainment, and hospitality organizations.
The day increased local retailers' awareness of shared cybersecurity challenges
and began meaningful discussions about how to strengthen collective cyber threat
defense capabilities.
With the uptick in cyber threat activity in Canada it was very valuable to bring
current and new members together in Toronto. If you're interested in attending,
email R-CISC at
events@r-cisc.org. Check the events page for other upcoming workshops and
webinars, r-cisc.org/event.
r-cisc.org
With Saks & Nordstrom Invading Canada
Holt Renfrew shells out $400M for department store updates
The Holt Renfrew store being renovated in Vancouver will serve as a template.
retaildive.com
Canada Goose to expand retail presence to more cities
ALDI among retailers to buy some Toys R Us store spaces
Canada Goose stock soars - up 20% on earnings beat and three new stores
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Edmonton, AB: Grocery store guard who 'stomped' man in stomach found guilty of
manslaughter, robbery
A Court of Queens Bench judge found 37-year-old Sheldon Bentley guilty Thursday
in the 2016 death and robbery of Donald Doucette. Doucette died on July 31,
2016, after he was kicked in the stomach while passed out drunk in the alley
behind the Lucky 97 grocery store at 107th Avenue and 97th Street in
Edmonton. Bentley, a security guard for the store at the time, first stole
$20 from Doucette, and then stomped on the sleeping man's stomach, causing
massive internal bleeding. He has been found guilty on charges of
manslaughter and robbery.
cbc.ca
Toronto, ON: Theft duo arrested in theft of $25,000 in diamond earrings
Couple also swiped 20 Samsung cell phones from another store
 Two
Toronto residents have been charged in the theft of $25,000 worth of diamond
earrings from a Shoppers World jewelry store in April. Peel Regional
Police say they arrested two suspects June 5 and charged them with the April 8
theft, and a Dec. 28 theft of 20 Samsung cellphones from a store in the Dixie
Outlet Mall in Mississauga. The owner of the store said a man and woman
distracted employees and stole the jewelry. The man came in first and said he
was waiting for his wife, said the store's owner, who did not want to be
identified. When the employees were occupied with other customers, they reached
over the counter and inside the showcase, removing the earrings.
bramptonguardian.com
Charlottetown, PEI: Woman stole and defrauded more than $6,000 from former mall
employer, shoplifted from four local retailers
A P.E.I. woman was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay more than $6,000 in
restitution for defrauding her former Charlottetown employer and theft from city
retailers. Judge Nancy Orr sentenced Crystal McTaque, 30, in provincial court in
Charlottetown to a total of six-and-a-half months in jail and ordered her to pay
$6,820.50 in restitution. The bulk of the restitution - $6,106.12 - is owed to
her former employer, Bentley, in the Charlottetown Mall. McTaque was employed as
the store's manager, and from March to October in 2017, she stole items and
defrauded the business by performing fake returns using her own identification
as well as other employee's identifications. McTaque was also sentenced for four
theft offences at retailers in Charlottetown.
theguardian.pe.ca
Calgary, AB: Four teens charged following armed robbery at Seton cell phone
store; Over $5,000 stolen
Barrie, ON: Police ask for information on a $300 theft from Canadian Tire store
Robberies and Burglaries
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Retail Trends Redefining LP
& "Total Retail Loss"
Paul Jaeckle, VP of AP, Meijer
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The retail world is evolving and changing more rapidly than ever before. As
every corner of retail reinvents itself, LP and AP teams worldwide are all
learning how to manage and investigate the new risk, exposures, and benefits
that technology is creating and driving. Paul Jaeckle, LPC, Vice
President of Asset Protection, Meijer, tells us how digital trends are changing
the face and role of retail security, how new technology enables a
deterrent-first type approach, and why "Total Retail Loss" should be every
retailer's focus.
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Quick Take #6
Mike Lamb, Vice President of Asset Protection, Kroger, previews his
upcoming session on Change Management and shares a few words of wisdom. Hear how
he got into the LP field, his advice for gaining a seat at the executive table,
and what he does for fun outside of work.
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Study: Online fraud continues to vex retailers
Retailers that have a digital presence continue to worry about how they will
handle the increasing pace of e-commerce fraud.
Nearly half of all retailers (including two-thirds of the largest segment) worry
about their systems' abilities to handle increased e-commerce fraud as a result
of data breaches, according to "Fighting Fraud in the E-Commerce Channel: A
Merchant Study," a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
According to data, e-commerce fraud is expected to increase over the next six to
12 months, and these incidents will largely stem from data breaches. More than
three-quarters of retailers expect e-commerce fraud attacks to climb in next six
to 12 months.
The top three drivers of e-commerce fraud attacks are data breaches; e-commerce
growth, and targeted attacks. However, retailers of all sizes named
card-not-present (CNP) as their most feared fraud threat. This was followed by
in-person card fraud at the point-of-sale.
chainstoreage.com
How blockchain will transform the e-commerce
industry over the next few years
1.Payments
Blockchain e-commerce projects such as Request Network and ECoinmerce have an
aim to create a blockchain based marketplace using fast and secure transactions
for any e-commerce business model. Request Network also wants to utilize
blockchain technology for the financial transactions aspect of the e-commerce
industry by providing low cost financial transactions, high security standards,
and an overall amazing customer experience.
2.Supply chain management
Blockchain projects like VeChain aim to create an incorruptible visualization of
the supply chain process. Since data validated on the blockchain network is
virtually incorruptible, the supply chain process on a supply chain focused
blockchain network is a much-needed solution for supply chain management
problems facing the e-commerce industry today.
An incorruptible blockchain network will provide a transparent supply chain
where consumers can see the order flow of the products they buy, helping
increase consumer confidence.
3. Data security
Customer's data is stored on centralized servers where it is vulnerable to
online criminals. Some e-commerce companies have suffered attacks from
cybercriminals and a substantial amount of data has been stolen. However, with a
blockchain based e-commerce platform, it is virtually impossible to suffer such
attacks since blockchain platforms are decentralized, which in turn means
customer data is also decentralized.
It is virtually impossible to hack all the nodes of a blockchain platform, so
data on a blockchain based e-commerce platform is considered to be relatively
safe.
4.Transparent marketplace
With blockchain based e-commerce platforms like Bitboost, transparency is the
"watchword." Bitboost is a decentralized marketplace that facilitates online
transactions between buyers and sellers in a frictionless and transparent
manner.
thenextweb.com
Amazon private labels target wide range of
shoppers
Two of Ascena's fashion-outlet brands going
online
New Amazon robotics-based fulfillment center
planned for Michigan
CVS Adds Home Delivery With Help From U.S. Post
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Indiana Retail Organized Crime
Coalition participates in Annual Community Day
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department-North District (IMPD)
held their 12th annual community day event at Broad Ripple Park on June
14th, 2018. This event is designed to help law enforcement and law
enforcement partners become more visible within the community and
introduce themselves to the public. This event has many different groups
working together to give the members of the community a fun filled and
memorable day.
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IROCC board present members of IMPD with
the bicycles to be raffled |
IROCC members and kids building the build
kits and doing crafts |
The Indiana Retail Organized Crime Coalition (IROCC) was privileged
enough to be a big part of this day. Members of IROCC donated a boy and
girl bicycle to be raffled off by IMPD. Members also constructed many
different build kits with kids throughout the day. The build kits ranged
from monster trucks to airplanes. The kids also had the chance to color
and make crafts via kits donated by members of IROCC. This was a great
opportunity for IROCC to give back to the community and partner with
IMPD to show our appreciation of them. IROCC always looks forward to
this great event!
Follow IROCC
on Twitter @indianaorc for future events and information.
Oklahoma City, OK: Thousands of stolen
jewelry found during traffic stop
BC Clark Jewelers was a victim of a Smash & Grab Burglary, items valued
at nearly $75,000 back in February. Months went by with no arrests, and
the stolen items hadn't appeared anywhere. Police got their break at an
intersection. An officer stopped a driver who blew through a stop sign.
Andre Hawkins' license was suspended, and a search of the car delivered
the big surprise. "They found a bag containing a large amount of
jewelry," Police said. The officer found dozens of rings, many still
with price tags, some still on their finger displays. Two
diamond-encrusted watches and several pawn slips were in the glove box.
kfor.com
Corvallis, OR: Advance Auto Parts
employee accused of embezzling $33,000
Travis Bradley Teague, 27, is charged with first-degree aggravated theft
in Benton County Circuit Court. Officers arrested Teague at the
automotive parts store, 532 NW Third St. According to police, an
investigation from the Advance Auto Parts Regional Asset Protection
Department determined Teague made over 105 fraudulent merchandise
returns to his personal credit cards totaling $33,417. He allegedly did
this between Oct. 23 and June 16.
gazettetimes.com
Port Angeles, WA: ORC Duo Stole More than
$1,300 in Infant Formula from Safeway Stores
Two Port Angeles residents stole more than $1,300 worth of infant
formula from Safeway stores in Port Angeles and Sequim in early June to
sell at $8 a tub, Sequim police said. Kirsten M. Ivliyev, 25, and Jordan
J. Pinheiro, 21, had their first court appearance June 11 on charges of
second-degree organized retail theft, a Class B felony in which a
person, with an accomplice, has stolen at least $750 worth of goods from
a store. Ivliyev and Pinheiro allegedly stole $1,500 in merchandise,
including the powdered formula, on June 7. Ivliyev said she took to
formula from the Sequim Safeway on West Washington Street to pay for her
rent.
sequimgazette.com
Detroit, MI: Parole Absconder Admits To
Organized Retail Crime, habitual offender and Fleeing Police
Lamika Samon James; in exchange for her plea, prosecutors agreed to
dismiss a count of 1st degree retail fraud, driving on a suspended
license and providing false identification to a police officer.
whmi.com
Marana, AZ: Police asking for help identifying
Walmart thieves
Police detectives are asking for help identifying two men and a woman
connected to a theft of merchandise at a Walmart this month. In the June
11 theft, flat-screen televisions and bicycles were stolen from a
Walmart in Marana and loaded into a U-Haul vehicle.
tucson.com
Boca Raton, FL: Woman steals $1,300 worth of
T-Shirts, shorts from Boca Raton store
Boca Raton, FL: Man steals a purse valued at
$2,295
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Shootings & Deaths
Tallassee, AL: 3 dead after shooting outside
Walmart in Alabama
Police have now released the names of the three people involved in the apparent
murder-suicide outside the Walmart store in Tallassee. Police say when they
arrived around 10:15 Tuesday morning, they found two cars that had hit each
other near the garden center. Officers found 65-year-old Harold Miller lying in
the parking lot dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers
then found the bodies of 58-year-old Tresea Miller and 75-year-old Barbara
Buttles inside one of the cars. Police say both of the women were victims of
multiple gunshot wounds. Police say their preliminary investigation shows there
was a history of domestic incidents between the family members and are
considering the case to be a murder/suicide. They have not yet described the
family relationship of the three people involved. Police Chief Matt Higgins says
cameras in the Walmart parking lot will be reviewed leading up to the shooting.
alabamanews.net
Honolulu, Hawaii: Customer shot during Armed
Robbery of Vape Store
Police are searching for as many as three males in an attempted murder
investigation after a male customer was shot in the abdomen as he confronted
suspects robbing a vape shop in Aiea. Aloha E-Liquids put out a statement on
social media today thanking the community for its prayers and support and
posting a fuzzy image of two of the three main suspects in Monday night's
robbery.
staradvertiser.com
Robberies & Thefts
U.S. Convicts Two Ex-Soviet Criminal Gang Members
On Racketeering Charges
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U.S. jury has found two members of an organized criminal gang from the former
Soviet Union guilty of racketeering and other charges in a verdict announced by
the U.S. Justice Department on June 19. The department said the jury unanimously
found that the gang's chief, Razhden Shulaya, and his chief enforcer, Avtandil
Khurtsidze, engaged in an array of violent criminal activities that included
extortion, theft, trafficking in stolen goods, and fraud. Prosecutors described
Shulaya as a "vor" -- the Russian word for thief -- which they said in criminal
jargon means that he belongs to an "order of elite criminals from the former
Soviet Union who receive tribute from other criminals, offer protection, and use
their recognized status as vor to adjudicate disputes among lower-level
criminals."
They said Shulaya was one of the first such alleged criminals to be charged with
racketeering in the United States. They said most of his gang members were born
in the former Soviet Union and maintained ties with associates in Georgia,
Ukraine, and the Russian Federation even as they operated schemes in the U.S.
states of New York, New Jersey, Nevada, and elsewhere. Shulaya was found guilty
on five counts, including one count of racketeering conspiracy, which carries a
potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, prosecutors said. The other
counts carry prison terms of up to five years. Prosecutors said Khurtsidze was a
former middle-weight boxing champion who acted as Shulaya's enforcer.
rferl.org
Alton, IL: Thousands of dollars of pain killers
stolen from Walgreens and CVS pharmacies
A warning from Police Tuesday after thousands of dollars' worth of opioids were
stolen from two Alton pharmacies. Police said they're working to track down the
suspects before they target another store. "Any community with a 24-hour
pharmacy is a potential target," said Lt. Gary Cranmer, Alton Police Department.
Suspects robbed two pharmacies located across the street from one another on
Washington Avenue within a three-day period. The first robbery was at the CVS
around 1 a.m. on Sunday. The second was at the Walgreens around 3 a.m. Tuesday,
during which a clerk was seriously injured. Lt. Cranmer estimates the thieves
made off with more than $30,000 dollars' worth of opioids during one of the
heists.
fox2now.com
 Cleveland,
OH: Would-be thieves fail to steal ATM during smash-and-grab, customers keep
shopping
According to Fairview Park Police Chief Erich Upperman, three men are accused of
trying and failing to steal money from an ATM at Circle K around 4 a.m. on
Wednesday. First, a minivan, which was reported stolen out of East Cleveland,
was spotted slamming into the front of the gas station. Then the driver got out
and ran over to the ATM, where he struggled to open it. So he got back in the
van and tried to run it over again. That's when he got stuck. Some customers
were apparently unfazed by the chaos and were seen going into the store to get
their morning coffee.
news5cleveland.com
Houston, TX: Burglar slithers on floor during bizarre
Smoke Shop heist
Owners of a Houston smoke shop hope surveillance video will help police identify
a man who crawled on the floor throughout a burglary over the weekend. The Owner
said the man came back 20 minutes later, still slithering on the floor. He
eventually took nearly $1,000 in merchandise and cash, all while causing more
than $700 in damage.
abc13.com
Long Island, NY: 12 Steal Food Stamps From People With
Disabilities to Buy $8,000 in King Crab Legs, Steaks, Ribs
Pine Bluff, AR: Police say man paid waitress with her own
stolen credit card
Daniel's Jewelers in the Menifee Countryside Market
Place, Menifee, CA reported a Grab & Run on 6/15, item valued at $2,899
Helzberg Diamonds in the Brandywine Square, Downingtown, PA reported a
Distraction Theft on 5/19, item valued at $3,999
JC Penney in Tukwila, WA reported a Grab & Run on 6/13, item valued at $11,250
Kay Jewelers in the Colonial Park Mall, Harrisburg, PA reported a Distraction
Theft on 6/16, item valued at $1,299
Kay Jewelers in the Valley Fair Mall, West Valley City, UT reported a Grab & Run
on 6/18, item valued at $4,499
Counterfeit
Philadelphia, PA: US Customs Seize Shipment Of 100
Counterfeit YETI Mugs; CBP says it's their fifth significant counterfeit seizure
in the last 3 months
Sentencings & Charges
Reno, NV: 2 men sentenced to 13 years for Armed Robbery of
7-Eleven
Huntington, WV: Teen pleads guilty to the theft of 174
Firearms from a Pawn Shop; facing 10 years
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AT&T - Martinez, CA - Armed Robbery
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Adult Store - Garden Grove, CA - Armed Robbery
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Auto Repair - Osakis, MN - Burglary
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C-Store - While Hall, WV - Armed Robbery
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CVS - Alexandria, VA - Robbery
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CVS - Alton, IL - Armed Robbery
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CVS - Roseville, MI - Armed Robbery
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Circle K - Hobe Sound, FL - Armed Robbery
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Dollar Tree - Vadnais Heights, MN - Burglary
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Liquor Store - Dawson Springs, KY - Burglary
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Mapco - Nashville, TN - Burglary
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McDonalds - Lansing, NY - Armed Robbery
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Pawn Shop - Gaithersburg, MD - Armed Robbery
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Smoke Shop - Houston, TX - Burglary
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Vape Store - Honolulu, HI - Armed Robbery/Customer shot
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Walgreens - Alton, IL - Armed Robbery
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Wendy's - Nottingham, MD - Armed Robbery
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XPO Logistics - Wichita, KS - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Howard County, MD - Armed Robbery
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13 robberies
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6 burglaries
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1 shooting
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0 killings
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