Wypipo, huh?Much like Atrios, I was skeptical of the reports of massive shoplifting rings.
I kind of figured that it was a racist dog whistle used to pull stores out of black and brown neighborhoods.
It turns out that police have uncovered a shoplifting ring, though with a total haul of $8 million, I would call it largish rather than massive, and surprise, it's a white suburban mom on reselling the stolen goods on Amazon.
Yadda, yadda, DMCA and all that, but perhaps we should start pursuing the online marketplaces who are making not inconsiderable sums acting as fences:
A complaint alleges Michelle Mack of Bonsall was the ringleader of an organized national crime ring that stole nearly $8 million worth of makeup and other goods from stores, including hundreds of Ulta Cosmetics stores across the U.S., and re-sold them on her online Amazon storefront.
According to the complaint filed by the California Attorney General on Friday, more than $300,000 worth of makeup and other products were found in Michelle and Kenneth Mack's shared Bonsall home when a search warrant was served on Dec. 6, 2023.
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Michelle Mack is accused of paying as many as 12 women for their travel expenses, as well as providing them with a list of retail stores across the country to target — including stores in 21 counties across California.
Those stores include a LensCrafters in Clairemont and an Ulta store in Mira Mesa, which was one of the 231 Ulta’s hit across the country. Several Sephora stores were also targeted.
The entire narrative on these crimes was that the there was more shoplifting in minority neighborhoods, which was a lie, and now we know that a significant proportion of this particular crime ring would need sunscreen in New York City in October.
Hoocoodanode? A phony panic that was predicated on the perceived criminality of minorities was run by a white suburban soccer mom.
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