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Excerpts from
GAO-11-675: Efforts to Combat Organized Retail
Crime
The U.S. Government's Accountability Office report
on ORC (June 2011) found the following, Part 3 of 3
What GAO Found
Leading online marketplaces have taken steps to
combat ORC and e-fencing, but it is unclear if
additional federal action would further deter this
practice. eBay, the largest online marketplace, has
recently taken steps to deter e-fencing, but varying
business models and available resources may impact
efforts of other online marketplaces. Efforts by
eBay are designed to make it more responsive to
requests for information from both retailers and law
enforcement, both of which usually need seller
information to link stolen merchandise to specific
people. Retail and law enforcement stakeholders GAO
interviewed identified two options—both imposing
restrictions on sellers using online
marketplaces—they felt could help combat ORC.
However, these options would require legislative
changes to implement, and it is unknown what
deterrent effect the options may have on ORC and
e-fencing. (Source
gao.gov)
In commenting on a draft copy of this report, DOJ
and DHS provided technical clarifications, which the
GAO incorporated where appropriate. |
Victoria's Secret Bra Bandits ORC ring led by "Pink" busted
in South Florida after months of operating.
Her last name is Pink, and police say she has a penchant for
brazenly boosting sexy bras and panties from Victoria's
Secret. It was an elaborate lingerie fraud across South
Florida going back to October, involving repeated, stealthy
strikes at the stores, in which hundreds of bras and panties
worth more than $34,000 were stolen. The thieves targeted
bras from Victoria's Secret's "Very Sexy" and "Miraculous"
lines, as well as "The Gorgeous Collection." The Boynton
Beach store was hit 11 times, police said; the Town Center
store was hit at least twice. Police and Victoria's Secret
security personnel had been playing a cat-and-mouse game
with the thieves for more than a month, when one of them was
first identified returning stolen merchandise to a
Victoria's Secret store on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.
(Source
sun-sentinel.com)
Convicted serial shoplifter was arrested Wednesday on
allegations that he shoplifted from six Tulsa stores within
months of his release from 2 yrs in prison for 5 shoplifting
counts.
Stacy Gene Bunch, 39, is
accused of stealing $2,385.52 worth of merchandise between
Sept. 16 and Nov. 2, court records show. He was released
from prison Aug. 12 after serving more than two years for
five shoplifting convictions and is set to be on probation
for a sixth conviction until April. (Source
tulsaworld.com) |
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