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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)

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In California, state and local police last month broke up a ring that allegedly used fake coupons to get merchandise for free or reduced prices, then brazenly resold the items at a Sacramento storefront. He said the problem also includes things like complex returns fraud, cyber frauds, near-perfect counterfeiting and more.

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California Judge Rules Backpage.com Execs Can Be Charged With Money Laundering

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The three pleaded not guilty after the judge ruled that 25 of the original 27 money laundering charges alleging illegal bank fraud can proceed. Prosecutors have also said that the site’s operators illegally funneled money through multiple companies and created various websites to get around banks that refused to process transactions.