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Employee Theft And Shoplifting Not Exclusive To Poor Folks

February 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I passed on a commentary about actress Bai Ling. I just felt that there were plenty of stories and opinions out there on this story. Then I found this story about a former bank vice president who embezzled over $500k from 2 banks of which he was an officer over a period of 5 years.
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16 Year Employee - $350,000.00 Embezzlement!

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

AND, she began stealing soon after being hired, according to police! Here is a story out of Eugene, OR, where a trusted employee began stealing from her employer shortly after being hired, and continued to steal for 16 years before being caught. How was she caught? The employer didn’t have enough money to pay into [...]

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NH Mom Uses Her 3 Kids To Shoplift

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

At first glance, when I read this story, I thought it was just another parenting geniusry article where a mom goes into a store and then uses her children to help her steal. Then I read the comments.
I was absolutely amazed at how many people feel sorry for this woman. She was shoplifting from a [...]

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18 Arrested In Organized Retail Theft Bust

January 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Police in Florida arrested 18 suspects in connection with a theft ring that was stealing from retailers and then selling the merchandise on eBay and at flea markets. These people are accused of stealing between 60 and 100 million dollars!
 

18 arrested in shoplifting ring bustAccording to police, these people were getting up to $4500.00 per [...]

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Shoplifting Suspect Stabs 2 Loss Prevention Agents

January 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Here is another example of a desperate shoplifter who resorted to violence in an attempt to escape. Any one who thinks that the loss prevention profession is not dangerous is wrong.
These kinds of incidents happen everyday. If you were to read the posts on PrivateOfficer.com, you would see that Loss Prevention and Security Specialists [...]

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