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Man gets 6 1/2 years in prison in sale of $1 million
in stolen items on Web
Ahmet Keskes, 40, sold more than 79,000 items over
the Web for $4.6 million between spring 2006 and
September 2009, prosecutors said. The merchandise,
including toys, toothbrushes, skin care products and
artwork, came from retailers including Bath and Body
Works, Hobby Lobby, Toys R Us and Victoria’s Secret.
Although sold for almost $5 million, the items were
valued at around $1 million, prosecutors said.
Keskes knew he was buying stolen goods and in some
cases gave organized retail theft crews directions
on what to steal, according to trial evidence. He
used a Streamwood warehouse to hold the merchandise
and sold through his own Web site,
asenashop.com, and other online
retailers, prosecutors said. (Source
chicagotribune.com)
Major identity theft ring busted in Central Florida.
A hundreds of stolen driver licenses, 1000 stolen
credit cards, 8 inch stack of gift cards and a house
full of designer products have been recovered in
Apopka, Florida. The two suspects arrested have over
50 previous arrests. (source
palmbeachpost.com)
Suspects in a $2 million identity-theft ring that
involves more than 100 people began appearing in
federal courtrooms The
suspects allegedly passed counterfeit checks at
retail businesses in several states, including
Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Iowa and
Illinois. Later, they'd return the merchandise for
cash and divvy up the money, according to court
documents. The scheme, which dates to 2006, involved
low-tech methods of stealing driver's licenses and
checkbooks, and high-tech means of producing
counterfeit checks. Dozens of victims' accounts were
pilfered in the scheme, which reached across at
least 14 states, sources close to the investigation
said. Charges also are expected against bank
employees, as well as against employees of
businesses affected by the scam. Investigators
working on a number of the individual identity-theft
cases came to recognize that a larger scheme was in
play, as the pattern of counterfeit checks being
passed at Walmarts and other retailers continued.
(Source
twincities.com)
Two accused of $30,000 check scheme against Target
stores.
Two Arizona men passed 27 fraudulent checks to
purchase Visa gift cards. The two were apprehended
by the Asset Protection staff, after recognizing
them from an internal fraud bulletin.
(source
myfoxphoenix.com)
Three Men in Boise, Idaho are
in jail on felony charges following shoplifting
scheme.
Employees witnessed one of the men conduct a price
tag switch and return, obtaining a gift card. Upon
police investigation, evidence was found to link all
three men to similar schemes at at least three
separate stores in Boise. Over the last few days,
the suspects have obtained at least $700 in gift
cards.
(Source
KIVI-TV)
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