Some Stories About Criminals Are Funny
storm888
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What RICO-Enterprise told Congress to back-off today?
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AP
Retailers ask Congress to tackle organized crime
Monday September 22, 6:01 pm ET
Retailers ask congressional committee to consider crack down on organized crime
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Companies including Walgreen Co. asked a U.S. House Committee on Monday to crack down on organized retail crime, but online retailers such as eBay Inc. said some of the measures proposed would unfairly hurt their business.
Unlike shoplifting, thieves in organized retail crime steal larger quantities of goods -- from baby formula to over-the-counter drugs -- to resell as part of larger crime rings. The FBI estimates organized retail theft costs retailers over $30 billion each year.
The hearing by the House Committee on the Judiciary was held to consider issues related to organized retail crime, such as the shift from items being resold at flea markets and pawn shops to them being auctioned the Internet.
Two bills in the House and one in the Senate that would address various thresholds and penalties for organized crime are under consideration.
Traditional retailers say the current laws aren't adequate to effectively track and prosecute large-scale cases. Walgreen said some criminals get a "slap on the wrist" due to lagging investigative resources and an unwillingness by authorities to take complicated cases.
But online retailers, such as eBay, said they would be unfairly targeted in the proposed legislation and say they already work diligently to help track down criminals.
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AP
Retailers ask Congress to tackle organized crime
Monday September 22, 6:01 pm ET
Retailers ask congressional committee to consider crack down on organized crime
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Companies including Walgreen Co. asked a U.S. House Committee on Monday to crack down on organized retail crime, but online retailers such as eBay Inc. said some of the measures proposed would unfairly hurt their business.
Unlike shoplifting, thieves in organized retail crime steal larger quantities of goods -- from baby formula to over-the-counter drugs -- to resell as part of larger crime rings. The FBI estimates organized retail theft costs retailers over $30 billion each year.
The hearing by the House Committee on the Judiciary was held to consider issues related to organized retail crime, such as the shift from items being resold at flea markets and pawn shops to them being auctioned the Internet.
Two bills in the House and one in the Senate that would address various thresholds and penalties for organized crime are under consideration.
Traditional retailers say the current laws aren't adequate to effectively track and prosecute large-scale cases. Walgreen said some criminals get a "slap on the wrist" due to lagging investigative resources and an unwillingness by authorities to take complicated cases.
But online retailers, such as eBay, said they would be unfairly targeted in the proposed legislation and say they already work diligently to help track down criminals.
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Neil
<< <i>I heard OJ works for ebay now. >>
You are not supposed to say OJ with mentioning "allegedly".
<< <i>Retail organizations facilitate theft through their stupid policies such as returns with no receipt, store cameras used only to watch employees, and management unwilling to confront people they know are stealing because they're afraid of discrimination lawsuits that they're too cowardly to fight. How about putting tag scanners at the bathroom doors as well as the front door? That would cut down on 25% of the theft right there. Nope, retailers make theft easy, pass the cost to their honest customers, then complain that someone needs to solve the problem for them. >>
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There is some merit to all of that.
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The problem that the subject legislation proposes to address is
related to "organized crime" as the term applies to LARGE crime
rings.
Some Examples:
A truckload of TOPPS cards is jacked, and the cases/boxes appear
on EBAY within a few days.
A warehouse-bay at Safeway is hit for 72-palletts of infant-formula.
Days later, thousands of formula listings are on EBAY.
A Walgreens distribution-center gets banged for all of its Pampers,
and EBAY's diaper-listings explode.
HomeDepot or Lowes loses thousands of power-tools in one blow,
as employees help the thieves out the backdoor. Quickly, EBAY has
PTs for cheap all over the site.
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Employees and amateur crooks account for MANY such listings on
EBAY, but the subject legislation is not shooting at them.