This is a massive operation and there are many more under investigation. That amazing deal we see on Amazon or Wal-Mart may just be stolen.
"We're talking about operations that have fleets of trucks, 18-wheelers that have palletized loads of stolen goods, that have cleaning crews that actually clean the goods to make them look brand new," said Adam Parks, an assistant special agent in charge at HSI, which is the main federal agency investigating retail crime.”
"Just like any business, they've invested their capital into business assets like shrink wrap machines, forklifts," Parks, who works out of HSI's Baton Rouge, Louisiana, office, told CNBC in an interview. "That is what organized theft looks like, and it actually is indistinguishable from other e-commerce distribution centers."
Back in the day there would be a crackdown on the pawn shops that sold the stolen goods but today no one is calling out those that should know it is too good to be true.
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"We're talking about operations that have fleets of trucks, 18-wheelers that have palletized loads of stolen goods, that have cleaning crews that actually clean the goods to make them look brand new," said Adam Parks, an assistant special agent in charge at HSI, which is the main federal agency investigating retail crime.”
"Just like any business, they've invested their capital into business assets like shrink wrap machines, forklifts," Parks, who works out of HSI's Baton Rouge, Louisiana, office, told CNBC in an interview. "That is what organized theft looks like, and it actually is indistinguishable from other e-commerce distribution centers."
Back in the day there would be a crackdown on the pawn shops that sold the stolen goods but today no one is calling out those that should know it is too good to be true.
Inside the organized crime rings plaguing retailers including Ulta, T.J. Maxx and Walgreens
Organized retail crime rings can involve groups that sell stolen goods at flea markets and more sophisticated networks that resell stolen goods on Amazon.
