Men Sentenced for Fake Disney Pin Scheme

budnonymous · Top Poster

RE: EBAY LOVES, PROFITS FROM, AND SUPPORTS CRIME WORLDWIDE:

budnonymous · Top Poster

While PayPal (PervPal) was busy freezing, seizing, holding etc everyone's money, because the sold risky household things like doo-dads and widgets, or because they had a certain country's name in the title of their book, street address or whatever... (no word what PP did with it's share.)

Kansas City Man Indicted for Child Sex Trafficking, Producing Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney's Office July 17, 2013

Western District of Missouri (816) 426-3122

KANSAS CITY, MO - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Missouri man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to child sex trafficking and producing child pornography as part of a scheme that generated more than $200,000 over a three-year period.

Michael Dye, 46, of Kansas City, was charged in a six-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. That indictment was unsealed and made public today upon Dye's arrest and initial court appearance. Dye remains in federal custody pending a detention hearing on Monday, July 22, 2013.

The federal indictment charges Dye with two separate counts of producing child pornography. Dye allegedly victimized two minors, identified as Child Victim #1 and Child Victim #2, to produce child pornography between June 15, 2005 and August 18, 2008. The indictment also alleges that Dye prostituted Child Victim #2 between June 15, 2005 and August 4, 2007.

Dye is charged with two counts of selling child pornography related to each of the two child victims. Dye is also charged with one count of grooming Child Victim #1 to participate in illegal activity (the production of child pornography).

In a motion filed with the court today, the government seeks to have Dye detained in federal custody without bail. According to the government's motion, Dye's actions giving rise to these charges include his active and repeated sexual intercourse with the minor females, his production and sale of child pornography of the two minor females, and violent threats against at least one minor female should she ever inform anyone else of these incidents.

Dye allegedly profited extensively from the serial sexual exploitation of at least two minor females. In the course of this investigation, the government developed evidence that Dye used the minor females to produce child pornography for various customers. Dye allegedly exploited the two minor females to one particular individual, who - in exchange for multiple images and videos of child pornography and access to them for sexual favors - paid the two minor females a "weekly allowance," as well as gifts in the form of multiple vehicles, remodeling projects at Dye's home, various appliances, and other cash payments in a total amount estimated up to $200,000 over a three-year period. In addition, according to the government's motion, PayPal records show Dye's account received approximately $8,300, composed of hundreds of transactions from dozens of individuals ranging from $14 to $61. The government will present evidence that these payments were connected to Dye's use of at least one of the minor victims for online "cam shows" in which the minor victim would expose herself and perform sexual acts on herself for the paying customers, who were watching online.

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budnonymous · Top Poster

Ah yes, things are so much better now that ebaY subbed out it's trust & safety, customer service and buyer protection to your local police department.

San Mateo County police reports

People used to be sent a box of rocks.

PhilipCohen · Noob

OK, so the authorities are doing something about stolen goods being sold on eBay; but, even I accept that we can't hold eBay directly responsible for such activity. However, eBay could be held responsible for the criminal activity of the likes of seller Corri McFadden (eDropOff), whom, it can be easily demonstrated, is a blatant "shill bidding" wire fraudster on a massive scale and that demonstrably eBay is actively aiding and abetting her criminal activity. Come on, FBI, do something about the master fraud facilitator, eBay Inc. bit.ly/11F2eas

Ignorance can be fixed, stupid is forever.Don Wood ...
Sorry Donahoe, your condition is forever bit.ly/YvxFEg

budnonymous · Top Poster

Ex-employee indicted in $500k theft from Southwest Research Institute

By Guillermo Contreras : July 31, 2013

A former employee of the Southwest Research Institute has been charged with defrauding the organization out of more than $500,000.

Thomas P. Moreno, 32, was caught ordering supplies not authorized by his employer, and charging them to SWRI's accounts, according to court documents. The institute in Northwest San Antonio is an independent nonprofit that does applied research and development.

A federal indictment said Moreno sold the surplus inventory, which included Leatherman multi-tools and gloves, through eBay between 2009 and May 17 of this year.

The FBI obtained the indictment on July 17, charging him with four counts of mail fraud.

Moreno made his first court appearance Wednesday, and acting on recommendations of Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Moore, U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Mathy released Moreno on $30,000 unsecured bond pending trial.

If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison on each count.

budnonymous · Top Poster

There's more on this earlier in this thread topic

SAP boss cops jail time plea after Lego barcode bust

German VP cuts deal to evade deportation

By Iain Thomson, 2nd August 2013

A former SAP vice president has struck a plea deal with prosecutors after he was caught running a side business selling Lego kits purchased using home-made barcodes.

Thomas Langenbach, a former VP of SAP Labs in Palo Alto, was caught by store detectives at a local Target after he was observed sticking a new barcode on a Star Wars Lego kit, and then purchasing it and other goods at a large discount. When police raided his home they found hundreds of Lego packages, which Langenbach had been selling online via eBay.

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budnonymous · Top Poster

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Glendora Detectives Arrest Man Suspected of Elaborate Retail Theft Scheme

Detectives believe Edwin Fauria, 40, stole thousands of dollars of merchandise through fraudulent returns at Kohl's, Home Depot and Target stores in Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire.

Edwin Fauria, 40 of Mentone, was booked commercial burglary, grand theft and conspiracy charges Wednesday. Glendora Police detectives believe he stole thousands of dollars of merchandise through fraudulent returns at large retail box stores.

Glendora Police detectives served a search warrant on a Mentone man Wednesday who they believe stole thousands of dollars of merchandise throughout Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire in an elaborate retail theft scheme.

Detectives arrested Edwin Fauria, 40, at his home in the 500 block of Reservoir Rd. in Mentone Wednesday and uncovered more than $16,000 of merchandise from Fauria's garage, according to Glendora Sgt. Brian Summers.

Detectives believe Fauria targeted large retail box stores, including the Kohl's in Glendora, and acquired merchandise through fraudulent returns. The suspect, along with others, completed the returns, received store credit, purchased merchandise utilizing the credit and sold the items on EBay.

Fauria was booked on commercial burglary, grand theft and conspiracy. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Matt Fenner at 626-914-8288.

budnonymous · Top Poster

From the "You meet the nicest people on ebaY" dept:

Ashland sex offender charged with having sex with 14-year-old girl

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...Stacer asked that Good be held on $250,000 bail on the new case and also asked that his $3,000 bail on a previous case be revoked.

In that case, he is accused of breaking into several storage units, stealing the items and then selling them on eBay. That was the case police were doing a follow up investigation on when they found Good with the girl, Stacer said.

Good is also a Level 3 sex offender. In 2007, he was convicted in Wrentham District Court of enticement of a child. He served two and a half years for his sentence, Stacer said....

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Cops catch sex offender naked in bed with girl

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Coon Rapids Man Sentenced for Stealing Prosthetics from Fairview Medical Center and Selling Them Online

U.S. Attorney's Office August 01, 2013

District of Minnesota

(612) 664-5600

MINNEAPOLIS - Earlier today in federal court, a 52-year-old Coon Rapids man was sentenced for stealing prosthetics and related supplies from the Fairview Medical Center and selling them online. United States District Court Judge Ann D. Montgomery sentenced Peter Stasica to two years of probation, to pay more than $88,000 in restitution, and to perform 100 hours of community service on one count of wire fraud. Stasica was charged on March 8, 2013, and pleaded guilty on April 11, 2013.

In his plea agreement, Stasica admitted that from February to August 2011, while he was the prosthetics manager for Fairview's Orthotics and Prosthetics Department, he began removing prosthetics and prosthetic-related supplies without authorization to sell on eBay. In his capacity as prosthetics manager, Stasica's duties included purchasing supplies and equipment, working with vendors, and advising patients about whether a new prosthetic limb was necessary.

In addition, Stasica admitted he solicited from several patients, under false pretenses, prosthetics they were not using. Stasica did not disclose to those patients that he intended to sell them. During the course of the scheme, approximately 40 buyers purchased more than 60 prosthetics and related supplies from Stasica via eBay.

This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Genrich.

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Defendant in Romanian Cyber Crime Ring Convicted of Wire Fraud and Identification Document Fraud Conspiracies

U.S. Attorney's Office August 09, 2013

Eastern District of New York

(718) 254-7000

Following a four-day trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn yesterday returned a verdict convicting David Ojo of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and identification document fraud. The defendant was a member of an international organized crime conspiracy, operating in Romania, Bulgaria, and the United States, that defrauded victims of tens of thousands of dollars through an Internet scam.

The conviction was announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and George Venizelos, Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), New York Field Office.

Trial testimony showed that the defendant and his co-conspirators advertised used cars for sale on websites like Craigslist and eBay. Some buyers who responded to the advertisements were told variations of a story that the seller of the car had been called to active duty in Afghanistan and needed to sell his car quickly. The victims were promised that their purchases would be handled by an eBay or Google checkout agent, who would hold their payments in escrow until they had received the car. Once the victims agreed to buy the cars and wired payments through Western Union, they never received any cars or heard from the purported sellers again.

The defendant worked with individuals in Romania and the United States to make and use false Pennsylvania and Delaware driver's licenses, which they used to claim the money that the victims had wired through Western Union. The defendant was personally responsible for making or directing more than 30 separate money pick-ups in which victims were defrauded out of more than $80,000.

"Ojo and his cohorts sought to hide in cyberspace as they concocted a scheme that crossed the ocean and invoked patriotic themes to fleece hard working Americans. Their scheme was a new low for used car dealers, but no match for law enforcement. This conviction shows that we are committed to rooting out Internet scams that prey on those that purchase goods online," stated United States Attorney Lynch.

When sentenced by the Honorable Allyne R. Ross, the defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment.

The government's case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Douglas M. Pravda and Margaret E. Gandy.

The Defendant:
DAVID OJO
Age: 32

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Member of Romania-Based Internet Fraud Ring Indicted for Wire Fraud for Scheme Falsely Advertising and Selling Boats and Vehicles on the Internet

More Than $1 Million Stolen from Victims; Conspirators Use Well-Known Internet Company Names to Lull Their Victims

U.S. Attorney's Office August 15, 2013

Western District of Washington

(206) 553-7970

A member of a scheme to scam prospective purchasers of cars, boats, and RVs by using false Internet postings and fake payment processing programs was arrested in New York on July 22, 2013, when he tried to enter the U.S. from Romania, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Juan Carlos de la Cruz Piote, 47, a native of Spain, and his co-schemers opened multiple bank accounts in the Western District of Washington, which were used to accept funds from victims who thought they were using a secure payment method to purchase vehicles advertised on the Internet. In fact, the advertised vehicles - luxury cars, boats, or RVs - were never delivered, and the money was quickly wired out of the country or withdrawn from the accounts as cash. De la Cruz Piote will be transported to the Western District of Washington for arraignment on the indictment returned on August 14, 2013.

According to records filed in the case, de la Cruz Piote and other co-schemers opened multiple bank accounts using various foreign passports and identities. The conspirators set up the accounts with business names such as GMC Autos LLC, Cars Consultants LLC, Auto Financial LLC and MGA Engines LLC. The conspirators would advertise various luxury cars, boats, and recreational vehicles on the Internet on legitimate websites such as Craigslist or Autotrader.com. The conspirators would correspond with potential purchasers using false names. When the purchaser was interested in buying one of the luxury vehicles, the schemers would have them wire funds to one of the business bank accounts claiming it was an "escrow account" that would hold the funds until the purchaser received the vehicle. The conspirators would create counterfeit PayPal paperwork and web pages or would have the victims make the payment through a service they created and called "Amazon Payments" - but the service was in no way associated with Amazon.com. The use of these names was a way to lull the purchasers into thinking they were dealing with a legitimate online seller.

The indictment alleges that between February and August 2011, the conspirators took in more than $940,000, and from one bank account alone quickly made multiple withdrawals totaling more than $100,000.

One member of the ring has already pleaded guilty to wire fraud. In September 2012, Emilian Madalin Nita was sentenced to 42 months in prison.

The charges contained in the indictment are only allegations. A person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The cases were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the FBI. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David Reese Jennings.

budnonymous · Top Poster

Sheep farmer loses £2,300 in mower fraud

Philip Case

Tuesday 20 August 2013 09:56

A Northumberland sheep farmer is resigned to losing £2,300 after buying a Claas mower over the internet in a fake machinery scam.

The 60-year-old victim purchased the Claas Disco 3000 trailed disc mower for £2,300 after winning the item on popular auction site eBay.

She chose to pay for the mower in a BACS wire transfer directly to the "seller" instead of using PayPal.

EBay confirmed that the transaction was a scam and the buyer never received the mower.

The bank records of the transaction were traced to a Barclays Bank account holder in Liverpool - despite the item being listed for sale 430 miles away in Portree on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

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budnonymous · Top Poster

Here's an ebaY-Paypal mal-classic:

400 More Reasons to Never Use ebaY & PayPal

Another stunning example of why to never, ever use ebay and paypal!

A Boise, Idaho man has been caught and arrested for scamming on ebaY, using 400, that's right, 400 fake Paypal accounts!

Simply amazing! More at link ^

cut to the quick here:

Man charged with felonies in eBay scam case

budnonymous · Top Poster

Another day, another million dollar fraud ring on ebay. Still no word what they did with their 'pennies on the dollar' [snicker]

(emphasis mine)

Pair charged with wire, mail fraud in buying plot

By BRETT BARROUQUERE

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Two men have been charged with switching bar codes on items at Home Depot stores in at least 20 states, buying items on the cheap and selling them for profit online.

David and Carson Cameron Vevay, Ind., face federal charges of mail fraud and wire fraud. In two criminal complaints, the U.S. Secret Service said the turned a profit off merchandise from Home Depot stores around the country over a four-year period, potentially defrauding the retail chain of more than $1.3 million.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin ordered the Cameron brothers freed on $25,000 each. Whalin placed both on home incarceration, which means they must be at home if not working or in court. A grand jury will hear the case against both men on Sept. 5..

The case involves the switching of universal product codes, also known as UPCs. The codes contain a product number and bar code that, when scanned into a computer, shows the price the items sells for.

Secret Service Agent John Eric Cothran said the two men struck in at least 20 states, including Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Illinois and New York.

Stephen Holmes, a spokesman for The Home Depot, wouldn't discuss the Cameron's case specifically. But he said the company routinely cooperates with law enforcement in such investigations.

"I think there is a misconception people have ... that this is somewhat of a petty crime," Holmes said. "It's far from a petty crime."

The brothers sold much of the merchandise through online auctioneer eBay Inc. A message left for the eBay media relations office was not immediately returned Friday.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Calhoun told Whalin that Carson Cameron, who has a lengthy criminal history across multiple states, should have been held pending trial.

"He's traveled frequently ... and never stayed anywhere for too long," Calhoun said. "He's about as transient a person as you'll ever see."

Carson Cameron's court-appointed attorney, Don Meier, said his client is now holding down a job in the construction industry and isn't a danger to society.

"He has a place to live. He has a steady job," Meier said.

Calhoun did not object to bond being set for David Cameron.

The Camerons' scheme began in November 2007 and ran through August 2011, according to a criminal complaint filed by Cothran.

He said the plot worked like this:

One or both men would go into a Home Depot and switch the UPC on a higher-priced item with something at a lesser cost. The higher-priced item would be purchased at the lower cost and later sold on eBay for a profit.

In one instance, Cothran said, the men switched the price on a tankless water heater that normally sold for $749 at a Home Depot in Louisville. After buying the item for $200, the men sold it over eBay to a man in Texas for $565.

On another occasion, Cothran said, the men switched the UPC from two $189 recirculating pumps with the codes for a pair of $31 element kits and paid for the items with a credit card belonging to Carson Cameron. The sale left Home Depot with a $315 loss, Cothran wrote.

Investigators used databases to identify the two men's names and drivers' license photos and surveillance tapes to confirm their identities.

In September 2010, Secret Service agents set up a sting through eBay to purchase an item from Carson Cameron. Cothran said agents purchased an automatic gate opener that normally cost about $440 at Home Depot. Home Depot later confirmed that the item had been purchased for $144 because the UPC had been switched with another item.

Cothran said eBay closed the account used by the men in 2011.

Investigators later traced the Camerons to Texas, where they worked with at least three other people in selling stolen items on eBay, Cothran said. One of those people implicated the Camerons in a statement to investigators, leading to arrest warrants being issued. The Camerons had been working out of Unicoi, Tenn., until April 2011, when investigators raided the home they had been using.

After that, the men went to Wisconsin and eventually ended up in Indiana, where they were arrested Wednesday evening.

budnonymous · Top Poster

IT boss stole £19million to fund a gambling addiction

A GAMBLING addict who stole £19million from his employers to fund his massive bets has been jailed for seven years.

By: Mark Lister

Published: Thu, August 22, 2013

IT manager Jonathan Revill, 38, made a profit of £5.6million from a scam while working at an energy company.

Revill - whose annual salary was £55,000 plus bonuses and who received a £400-a-month car allowance - would gamble as much as £300,000 on a single sporting fixture.

He bought his family home for £500,000 cash.

Over a three-year period, Revill faked signatures to order computer equipment worth £18,976,062.

He then arranged for the equipment to be delivered to his home, or to a storage unit, which he sold to other companies or on eBay.

The cash was then paid into Revill's bank account. He submitted 104 invoices for equipment before the deception came to light following a financial audit in May this year. ...

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PhilipCohen wrote:
OK, so the authorities are doing something about stolen goods being sold on eBay; but, even I accept that we can't hold eBay directly responsible for such activity. However, eBay could be held responsible for the criminal activity of the likes of seller Corri McFadden (eDropOff), whom, it can be easily demonstrated, is a blatant "shill bidding" wire fraudster on a massive scale and that demonstrably eBay is actively aiding and abetting her criminal activity. Come on, FBI, do something about the master fraud facilitator, eBay Inc. bit.ly/11F2eas

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eBay.com Announces Eight-Day Promotion Open to All Sellers
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y13/m08/i28/s01

Amazing Newsso says eBay. Apparently, the previous invitation-only offers of fee-free listings to eBays preferred sellers has not produced sufficient FVFs to stem the haemorrhaging of revenue, and the flow of water coming in through all the cracks in eBays rusting hull is obviously now greater than the hard working shills, from the eBay Dept of Spin, who are manning the pumps can cope with

Gee, 500 free listings for a whole eight days for everyone! No doubt this promo with have its share of pea and thimble trickery. Regardless, do these headless turkeys really think that such promos are going to stop the rusting old scow from ultimately completing its journey to Davey Jones Locker? Dream on turkeys

After all what is the point of listing at alleven for freewhen, now, so little sells

Just wait until all the unscrupulous, professional, nominal-start, shill bidding auction sellers with their nominal high sell though rates finally stop buying much of their own stuff, then you will see some really desperate promotions coming from eBay; why, I suspect things will probably get so desperate that the Ho (or whoever succeeds him, assuming he has moved on, with his Bain Workbook, to complete the destruction of Microsoft) will probably have to offer actual reductions in FVFs in what will undoubtedly (sadly) be a futile attempt to try to re-inflate the balloon regrettably, I suspect that too much irreparable damage has been done by the Ho during his time at the helm of this once great commercial entity

Clearly, in 2013, what the eBay marketplace really needs is some more disruptionsome disruption of the disruption of the disruption Give em some more of that good old disruption, Johnny Boythatll do itturkey!

No wonder the US economy is in trouble with fools like the Ho at one of the paddles

Weve had the disruption, now were having to disrupt the disruption.John Donahoe (2007)...
And, six years later, what is there to show for all this disruption? ... http://bit.ly/YvxFEg

Don't like the look of this text in the Preview; apparently "Activeboard" does not like ANSI hi-bit characters ...

PhilipCohen · Noob

"Your message has been flagged as potential spam and needs to be approved by an administrator before it will appear on the forum."

If this response gets through then it must hyperlinks that cause the problem ...

budnonymous · Top Poster

US retail theft ring sold to Australia

Peter Mitchell, AAP Updated August 29, 2013

If you bought an iPad or Victoria's Secret g-string on eBay or from an Australian street market and thought the price was so cheap it was a steal, well, you were probably right.

The same goes with bargain-priced jewellery, handbags from high-end stores Dooney & Bourke or Coach, perfume from American fashion house Abercrombie & Fitch or expensive saucepans from homewares store Williams Sonoma.

The US Department of Homeland Security and the San Antonio Police Department announced on Wednesday they smashed a multi-million dollar international retail theft ring based in Texas, but had expanded into Australia, Canada, Columbia and Mexico.

Five San Antonio women - Cassandra Arenas, 23, Emily Garcia, 26, Eva Salazar, 48, Christian Salazar, 28 and Piedad Perez, 32 - have been charged with organised retail theft.

It is alleged the women stole items from high-end stores, including $US700 ($A787) worth of Victoria's Secret underwear from one San Antonio shop alone, and then re-sold the items around the world.

When authorities raided a San Antonio home this week they allegedly found a garage loaded with stolen items, including 230 pairs of Victoria's Secret lingerie and 60 bottles of Abercrombie & Fitch perfume.

"Based on what we've seen already, they're probably smuggling these items out of the United States for retail sale in other parts of the world," Department of Homeland Security acting special agent in charge, Vincent Iglio, told a press conference.

A Homeland Security spokesperson declined to go into detail about the Australian operation, but said its investigators continue to work on "the global investigation".

"HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) believes these suspects are connected to a much larger international stolen property ring or organisation," Homeland Security spokesperson Adelina Pruneda told AAP.

budnonymous · Top Poster

Indictment: Former Employee Stole
$1 Million Worth of Garmin GPS Devices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Aug. 28, 2013

KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A man who used to work for the Garmin company in Olathe, Kan., has been indicted on federal charges of stealing more than $1 million worth of GPS devices from the company, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Terrence M. Heathington, 31, currently of Atlanta, Ga., is charged with forty counts of mail fraud. The indictment alleges that the crimes were committed between March and September 2008 while Heathington worked as a warehouse material handler for Garmin International, Inc., in Olathe. He caused boxes of GPS devices to be shipped via commercial carrier to his residence and the residences of co-conspirators. He and other conspirators sold the GPS devices on eBay and through other means. He stole approximately 165 cases of Garmin GPS devices with a wholesale value of more than $1 million.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. The U.S. Secret Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting.

budnonymous · Top Poster

San Antonio women arrested in connection to international theft ring

by Kens5.com Staff

Posted on August 28, 2013

SAN ANTONIO -- Five women accused of stealing more than half a million dollars worth of merchandise have been arrested in connection to an international theft ring.

The Department of Homeland Security and the San Antonio Police Department said at a press conference on Wednesday that the women would sell the stolen items on eBay.

Authorities said the crime ring was working across the country and into Columbia, Canada, Mexico and Australia.

According to an arrest affidavit, Emily Garcia and Cassandra Arena stole $700 worth of panties from a local Victoria's Secret store. But that was just a small fraction of the stolen goods.

Other stolen items include high-end products from Coach, Vera Bradley, Dooney & Bourke, Williams of Sonoma and Abercrombie & Fitch.

The three other suspects arrested in San Antonio include Eva and Christian Salazar and Piedad Perez. All five have been charged with organized retail theft.

"And based on what we've seen already, they're probably smuggling these items out of the United States for retail sale in other parts of the world," said Vincent Iglio, of the Department of Homeland Security.

Photos provided by San Antonio police show a garage packed full with retail items, including bags of panties, fragrances and iPads.

A large amount of cash and three vehicles were also seized from the home, police said.

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This other article has more info:

Shoplifting scheme used S.A. as depot

San Antonio was home base for an international organized retail theft ring that spanned across Australia, Colombia, Canada and Mexico, authorities said Wednesday when they announced the arrest of five local women who were involved.

Police Chief William McManus said a month-long investigation led to evidence that the women targeted high-end retailers such as Williams-Sonoma, Coach, Dooney and Bourke, Vera Bradley, Abercrombie and Fitch and Victoria's Secret - shoplifting from them in bulk with the intent of reselling the property.

"The big thing was that it was all coming back through to San Antonio," said Sgt. Daniel Anders, who oversaw the investigation that was joined last week by the Department of Homeland Security. "No matter where it was being stolen from, it was all coming back here, being inventoried, and then set up to be resold for criminal profit."

Police said more arrests could be possible, as the investigation is ongoing, but those arrested so far on a charge of organized retail theft are Emily Garcia, 26; Cassandra Arenas, 23; Eva Salazar, 48; Christian Salazar, 28; and Piedad Perez, 32.

By Wednesday afternoon, Perez and Eva Salazar had each posted $10,000 bond and were released from the Bexar County Jail. Garcia, Arenas and Christian Salazar were released after posting $5,000 bond apiece.

According to arrest warrant affidavits for the women, among the stolen merchandise: 230 pairs of panties from Victoria's Secret, valued at $1,600, and 60 bottles of perfume from Abercrombie and Fitch, valued at $3,600.

Besides more than $500,000 in stolen merchandise and a "large amount of cash," police also seized from the women three vehicles, fraudulent passports and other travel documents.

"Besides impacting our local community, it looks like the Australians are at a loss in excess of $4 million, Canada probably close to a quarter of a million," said Deputy Special Agent Vincent Iglio with the Department of Homeland Security. "We can't tie those losses directly to these arrests SAPD made today, but we're sure we're onto a large, global, smuggling operation."

Anders said the women arrested in San Antonio also were targeting malls in Houston, Austin and San Marcos to shoplift the merchandise.

"They just move to a city until it gets hot for them, and then just leap frog from there, city to city," he said.

budnonymous · Top Poster

Who's the numpty now? Employee who called himself 'mybossisanumpty' to sell 'stolen' tools on EBAY is arrested

The male employee, 54, from Norman Precisionwas arrested and bailed
The stolen tools appear to have been auctioned off on eBay for two years
It is thought the stolen items were sold among legitimate items

Police are investigating claims that hand tools sold on eBay under the username 'mybossianumpty' were stolen from a hardware store by an employee.

It is suspected that hand tools owned by Norman Precision in Stonehouse, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, had been stolen and sold on the internet auction site for about two years.

The tools, with carbide and diamond tips, appear to have been auctioned off through that account and others, costing the firm up to several hundred pounds a week.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2415879/eBay-Employee-called-mybossisanumpty-sell-tools-stole-work-EBAY-arrested.html#ixzz2eR4DMTVb
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Police investigating alleged 'mybossisanumpty' eBay scam

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Now here's the obligatory screencap of the individual's feedback page. Note the date of last feedback left. LoLz! @ Ebay and their sophisticated proactive fraud detection systems... hahahha

eBay Feedback Profile for mybossisanumpty_20130909_640ce.png

-- Edited by budnonymous on Monday 9th of September 2013 04:35:02 PM

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San Antonio international theft ring racks up new charges

SAN ANTONIO -- Police tacked on another criminal charge against a San Antonio woman who is a suspected member of an international retail-theft ring.

Piedad Perez, 32, was booked on another charge of organized retail theft. Perez had already been arrested on Wednesday, August 28, on a similar charge.

According to police, Perez was involved in a San Antonio-based theft network that stole from well-known retail stores, then fenced the stolen goods on the internet.

Investigators said the organization was peddling goods in Canada, Colombia, Australia, Mexico and the United States.

SAPD and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security also arrested Eva Salazar, Christian Salazar, Emily Garcia and Cassandra Arenas in connection with the theft ring.

Investigators believe the group was stealing from Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch. An arrest warrant for the Salazars reads that the couple allegedly took 230 pairs of women's panties, worth a total of $1600, and 60 bottles of fragrances, valued at $3600.

Police said the Salazars were seen taking the stolen items to Perez's house. Investigators said Perez had an Ebay account that was used to sell the goods.

Perez remains in custody at the Bexar County Detention Center.

(still no word what ebay and paypal did with their shares)

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Woman arrested for alleged car voucher scam with national reach

Posted on September 13, 2013

AMITE, La. -- The "Ride2Freedom" program has been pitched online and on flyers across the country. The deal requires a consumer to send $85 through PayPal to the program based in Florida, in order to receive a voucher worth between $3,500 to $5,500 that could be used to buy a car.

St. Louis, Mo. resident Haronda Jenkins didn't hesitate to sign up.

She said, "I'm thinking it's a legitimate program because it's a faith-based program also, and that I would apply for the voucher and I would be sent to a local car dealership and possibly get a vehicle."

But that voucher never showed, and efforts to find out what happened were unsuccessful, leaving Jenkins without the car she was hoping for and without the money she put up for it.

"Apparently I've been scammed," she said.

The organization is registered under Rosia Duncan, who lives in Hammond. Duncan runs the House of Prayer ministry, which the program's website says its affiliated with.

"My name is in Florida, on that organization," said Duncan, "And I was calling her last week. I said I want my name off of that organization." ...

(read the rest at link. It gets really bizarre and creepy, as so many things ebaY-paypal do)

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Suburban School Security Chief Resigns After Arrest For Theft

September 10, 2013

SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) - The head of security at a north suburban high school has resigned, after he was arrested for stealing school property.

WBBM Newsradio's Regine Schlesinger reports James DiJohn, 56, has been accused of stealing electronic equipment from Niles North High School in Skokie.

DiJohn headed the school's security force and was suspended without pay on Friday, following his arrest, and resigned on Sunday. He had worked there for 13 years.

"The alleged actions of one person do not define our Security Department, which includes so many good people who work hard on behalf of our students. Nor do those actions diminish our shared commitment to the students and families of our community," Niles North Principal Ryan McTague said.

Skokie police said DiJohn stole portable radios, earpieces, chargers, and other equipment from the school; then sold some of it on eBay.

In a statement, Niles Township High School District 219 Superintendent Nanciann Gatta said, "Nothing is more important than the safety and security of our students and staff members. ... We have an interim Director of Security and all of the important services our security staff provides to our school community will continue uninterrupted."

Authorities have not yet put a dollar value on the stolen goods, other than to say somewhere between $500 and $10,000.

He was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond, and was due back in court next week.

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Tomoka prison major fired after accusations of stealing from Daytona Speedway

Published: Friday, September 13, 2013

A major from Tomoka Correctional Institution was fired Friday following his arrest on charges that he stole thousands of dollars in NASCAR merchandise from a vendor owned by International Speedway Corp., a Department of Corrections official said.

"He has been dismissed," said corrections spokeswoman Jessica Cary of Shannon Lee Wiggins.

Wiggins, a veteran corrections officer at the men's prison, was arrested by Daytona Beach police investigators on Wednesday morning. Detectives said the 44-year-old Wiggins, who worked part time at Daytona International Speedway as head of security over other corrections officers who worked security details there, stole "carloads" of NASCAR merchandise from vendor Americrown in 2012 and this year.

Investigators said Wiggins partnered with another corrections officer who sold the merchandise on eBay and split the profits with Wiggins. That corrections officer, identified as Barry Glover, has not been charged in the case because there is no evidence that he knew the goods were stolen, police said.

When detectives went to Wiggins' house in South Daytona, they found bins filled with merchandise inside his garage.

He was charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen property.

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Man warned he could face jail for selling fake autographs of Doctor Who stars David Tennant, Billie Piper and Karen Gillan

A man who sold fake autographs of celebrities including Doctor Who actor David Tennant, duping fans out of about £35,000, has been warned he could face jail.

Andrew Sullivan, 50, sold the signed photos of celebrities on eBay claiming the items were genuine memorabilia, when in fact they were fake, Norwich Crown Court heard.

Sullivan, of Heath Road, Lyng, was caught following a joint investigation led by Norfolk Trading Standards.

He was found to have 19 photos of the actor David Tennant, each bearing a false signature, and six certificates of authenticity, falsely claiming to authenticate six of the autographs by the actor.

Also found in Sullivan's possession were two fake autographed photos of actress Billie Piper and a fake signed photo of actress Karen Gillan.

He also admitted advertising for sale on eBay a signed photograph of Bond actress Caroline Munroe, stating that the signature on the photo was genuine, when it was also false.

An investigation is understood to have been launched after a member of the public contacted Norfolk trading standards as Sullivan was selling some of the fake signatures at a cut price.

There was also an investigation by the BBC because of an infringement of BBC copyright.

Sullivan admitted a string of fraud charges including possession of an article for use in fraud and participating in a fraudulent business ...

read the rest

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eBay profile reveals sale of radios, other equipment

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The eBay profile of the former Niles North High School security director charted with theft reveals that the buyers he shipped electronic items to rated him very highly. Police charged James "Jim" DiJohn with the theft of electronic items from Niles Township High School District 219. He had been in the position for the past 13 years but resigned when the charges were made public. Items that DiJohn allegedly stole consisted of portable radios, earpieces, chargers and radio accessories, essentially between $500 and $10,000 in school property.

DiJohn reportedly sold the stolen items via his personal eBay account, "michinoisjim." A cursory look at the profile reveals that the majority of the sales via the eBay account were of small electronic items, with sales prices of between $28 and $199. DiJohn's eBay account had been actively selling items since at least March of 2004. The most recent profile data lists the sale of 85 Motorola and Kenwood two-way radios and related accessories as well as the sale of over 40 Texas Instrument graphic calculators. Where the items sold via the account were acquired was not listed.

However DiJohn's eBay account has received a 100 percent feedback rating as a seller from 262 buyers, with one describing him as, "Great to deal with. Excellent packaging and fast shipping. Great ebay seller."

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Now the obligatory screencapture of the feedback profile for michinoisjim

eBay Feedback Profile for michinoisjim_640.png

Note the dates of the last feedback comments left. Does it look like ebaY really has any "sophisticated pro-active fraud reduction..." (blah blah bla...) software, tools or techniques? (The story first broke on or about September 10,2013)

Do you feel right shopping on a website that has these types of things happening every time you turn around?

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Former worker in state fraud section accused of stealing, selling items on Amazon and eBay

September 20, 2013

A 66-year-old Salem woman who retired from the state Department of Justice's financial fraud section is accused of stealing health and beauty products from retail stores in two counties and then selling them on Amazon and eBay.

Salem police arrested Linda Kay Armstrong on a first-degree theft allegation Thursday.

She was released from the Marion County jail on her own recognizance and ordered to appear in court Oct. 17.

Armstrong worked until April 2004 as an administrative specialist in the Justice Department's financial fraud/consumer protection section, said Jeff Manning, department spokesman.

Armstrong entered stores across Marion and Linn counties, carrying a cane and a large black purse, which she used to conceal the stolen items, investigators said.

She targeted Rogaine, razors and other health and beauty merchandise, investigators said.

Between April 29 and July 8, Safeway retail investigators said they witnessed Armstrong on 17 occasions selecting merchandise from store shelves and then concealing it and leaving the stores without paying. The retail value of the stolen goods was $2,600, police said.

Some of the items would appear for sale the next day on Armstrong's Amazon site or under the moniker "eaglecap2" on eBay. Informants made purchases from the sites, and the packages sent to them identified Armstrong as the seller on the shipping labels.

In one e-mail communication with a buyer, Armstrong wrote that she buys low and sells high: "It's the American way, thank God," she wrote, according to investigative reports.

Also advertised on her sites were DVDs, toys and children's books, but the best-selling item appeared to be Rogaine. Stores targeted were in Salem, Keizer, Albany, Lebanon and Sweet Home, investigators said.

When law enforcement raided her Salem home with a search warrant Thursday, they seized several computers. One was on at the time, and investigators said they discovered a recent Google search on it: "Find my nearest Safeway.''

Armstrong was previously convicted of first-degree theft in Marion County in November 2012.

-- Maxine Bernstein