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New Jersey State Police Cargo Theft Unit bust organized
theft operation with profits of more than $100,000 by
stealing crushed and baled cardboard boxes from Wal-Mart
and Sam's Club. The
accused subjects operated shadow companies that stole
the cardboard from the retail locations and sold it to
recyclers. Busting three suspects and seizing two
tractor-trailers and three flatbed trailers. Spotters in
the operation would go to various Walmart and Sam’s Club
locations throughout New Jersey in search of crushed
cardboard bundles awaiting pickup by contracted
recycling services. Truck drivers would pick up the
bales and take them to recycling facilities in New York
and New Jersey that pay $125 per ton. Since May,
operation employees redeemed approximately 900 tons of
cardboard worth in excess of $100,000. "This group
invested a considerable amount of time to create an
enterprise with the sole purpose to steal cardboard,"
said Col. Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey
State Police. (Source
mycentraljersey.com)
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switching Mom hitting South Florida Target stores was
yielding $30,000 a month.
Lego collectable series toys were again
the focus of the suspect, paying just $6.99 for the
nearly $100 item and selling the items on eBay. The 34
year old women is believed to be responsible for the
switching of UPC labels at Target for over a year, bank
records from her bank and PayPal account show profits of
nearly $30,000 per month. The suspect, Barbara Aqueveque
left a long trail for investigators, using the same
debit card for every transaction.
(Source
wsvn.com) |
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