Tag: cargo theft
Target Corp. Reaches New Settlement Over 2013 Data Breach
Target Corp. has agreed to pay more than $39 million to resolve class-action claims from financial lenders that suffered losses after the company’s massive...
Second US-Mexico LP Summit Shares Best Practices on Retail Security and Loss Prevention Strategies
Nearly thirty retail executives representing nine Mexican and US retailers gathered at the Sheraton Santa Fe hotel in Mexico City October 13-14 to share...
Threat of Cargo Theft Rises over Thanksgiving Holiday
Holiday weekends are notorious for presenting increased shoplifting risks for retailers as shoppers flood the stores looking for bargains and those must-find holiday gifts....
Credit Card Fraud Scheme Allegedly Used to Support Terrorism
Two pairs of brothers allegedly conspired to raise money through a credit card fraud scheme and deliver the funds to an al Qaida leader...
Cargo Theft Taking Another Bite Out of Retail Profits
When it comes to cargo thefts in the U.S., thieves seem to be showing a hunger for one particular category of retail product—and it’s...
Aligning a Loss Prevention Program with the Lowe’s Customer Experience
EDITOR'S NOTE: Claude R. Verville, LPC, is vice president of loss prevention, safety, and hazmat at Lowe's Companies, Inc. He joined Lowe's loss prevention...
$300,000 in T.J.Maxx, Marshalls Gift Cards Cloned in Internal Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating an alleged internal fraud scheme involving a member of the company’s loss prevention team and a cohort that...
Former Home Depot Employees Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft
Two former employees of The Home Depot have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an identity theft scheme that involved stealing...
Cuban National Convicted in Huge Retail Credit Card Fraud Case
On November 3rd a Cuban immigrant legally residing in Texas was convicted for his part in a massive retail credit card fraud scheme involving...
Credit Card Skimming Ring Arrested in Michigan
Eight suspects who were allegedly involved in credit card skimming operations in western Michigan are now being charged in federal court. The suspects face...