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LPNN's Exclusive
interview with the San Diego Detective Dave Iorillo who
busted the "Box Stuffer Crew" for $6.4 million.
This crew stole well in excess of the
$6.4 million they were busted for - with the Detective
estimating they stole over $12 million. Here's our
exclusive interview we had with the Detective at last
weeks Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crime
Association's 3rd annual conference, and a brief case
history.
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On November 11, 2011 the Daily first reported on
the Box Stuffer ORC case. Over the course of many years, the box
stuffer crew traveled to at least 20 states, reportedly making over
a million dollars each year. The crew would go to the electronics
department of a store, empty a large box and refill it with
thousands of dollars in electronics. The group would reseal the box
and either pay for the original item or walk out of the store
without paying. They would then sell the items on eBay or to
in-person buyers.
On January 23 of this year, the Daily reported that five people were
in custody regarding this case. The authorities described the group
as an interstate shoplifting ring that netted as much as $6 million.
Police began the investigation in 2008. |
ORC rings hit the UK as well with one gang serving time
and ordered to pay back $229,000 to local retailers. The gang of
nine hit stores, stealing merchandise and returning the items
for cash or selling the stolen merchandise online, with the
cash laundered through their bank accounts. The gang leader
enlisted known drug users to swipe high-value goods across
Bucks and Oxfordshire. They've all been given prison sentences
varying from 2-4 months with restitution ordered. The
Thames Valley Police's economic crime unit led the
investigation and was pleased with the outcome, commenting
"It is wrong, especially in the current financial climate
that criminals are seen to benefit from their crimes and we
will make every effort to ensure that within our communities
crime will not pay."
(Source bucksherald.co.uk)
U.S. Government Accountability Office report on Organized
Retail Crime dated June 2011 shows no federal agency had
been keeping track of or monitoring the ORC problem in the
U.S. As of February 2011, the FBI initiated a program across
the bureau that is intended to enhance the level of detail
of case-related information and improve data collection and
reporting efforts. Specifically, personnel are required to
use a collection of Crime Problem Indicator (CPI) codes when
entering data into the FBI's case management system. The CPI
codes include a combination of mission-oriented threat
priorities, as well as case-specific keywords and activity
types. If implemented as envisioned, this effort could allow
the FBI to mine the case management system for all cases
involving ORC. Without this critical information how can we,
as an industry, truly measure the impact and the problem, and
come up with the solutions necessary based on analytical
data? Certainly within two years we may have a clearer
national picture but only from the FBI's perspective.
(Source gao.gov)
Small Abilene, TX., ORC group of three stealing merchandise
and returning the items for gift cards apprehended and
charged with organized retail theft.
The preliminary investigation revealed that all three
suspects conspired to steal merchandise and then go back
into the store to redeem the merchandise for a store gift
card. The gift card was recovered and all three suspects
were arrested for organized retail theft.
(Source
bigcountryhomepage.com)
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