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Most Popular News Stories of the D&D Daily in first 6 months of 2016   Netflix's Making a Murderer: An Interrogator's Perspective - A Must Read for All Investigators With all of the press this Netflix's series has gotten no one has actually looked at it from the interrogator's prospective and Dave Thompson's blog, from Wicklander & Zulawski & Associates, Inc., on the series is one every investigator should read in detail. As it cast a different and specialist prospective that we doubt ever makes it to the public. Certainly in episode 6 when the police refer to their being trained in the Reid technique one immediately thinks they're using it almost as an excuse of how they interrogated Brendan Dassey. w-z.com Shoplifting Video Going Viral on YouTube - Walmart customer who films shoplifter apprehension banned from store in Wilmington, N.C. Jon Andrade thought he was doing the retail giant a favor by using his cell phone to capture a petty theft, when Walmart employees turned on him and demanded that he leave or be arrested for criminal trespassing on private property ending the encounter by telling the man that he is "Banned." The minute and ten seconds long video picks up when Andrade was nearly in the parking lot.  photographyisnotacrime.com Walmart is closing 269 stores, laying off thousands of employees Walmart is closing 269 stores and laying off thousands of employees. The move will affect more than 16,000 employees, including 10,000 in the US. The closings include 154 locations in the US - 102 of which are the company's smallest stores, called Walmart Express, which have been in pilot since 2011. Walmart is closing the stores to shift resources to Walmart's Supercenters and smaller-format Neighborhood Market stores. Walmart will also shut down 23 Neighborhood Markets, 12 Supercenters, seven stores in Puerto Rico, six discount centers, and four Sam's Clubs. yahoo.com foxnews.com See Wal-Mart's official statement here - with full list of store closings Kmart, Sears closing 78 stores, holding liquidation sales 68 Kmart and 10 Sears stores this summer. The list of closing stores can be found here. At the end of the fourth quarter, the company operated 731 Sears stores and 941 Kmart doors, for a total of 1,672 locations. kfvs12.com Macy's Nov./Dec. comp store sales on owned basis down 5.2% Credit card terminal goes from safe to compromised in less than three seconds In a video released by Miami Beach Police, two men work as a team to install a credit card skimmer at a local gas station. Distracted by one customer, the store clerk starts a conversation with a friendly gentleman who is asking for assistance. Keeping a friendly tone, the man doing most of the talking is there to keep the attention off his companion - who is clearly aware that he's on camera. In less than three seconds, that payment card terminal has been compromised. He's attached a skimmer. Click here to watch the video. csoonline.com

Rite Aid Applicants Seek Class Cert. In Background Check Suit
Applicant Fired From CVS for Theft - reported to Rite Aid
Plaintiff Kyra Moore has brought an amended complaint against Rite-Aid for failing to comply with the FCRA, alleging the retailer makes employment decisions using background reports provided by First Advantage LNS Screening Solutions, and previously by LexisNexis, without providing applicants with a copy or sufficient time to dispute it before taking adverse action.

Having passed the dismissal stage in May, Moore asked the court on Tuesday for class certification, saying thousands of ascertainable individuals were deemed ineligible, or "non-competitive," by Rite Aid based on purchased background reports, and once they were entered into the system, each class member was sent a "pre-adverse action" package, mailed in accordance with a standardized and largely automated sequence of events, including the same form letter.

The suit claims that Moore applied for a job at Rite Aid after being fired by CVS following a surprise interrogation by loss prevention agents, who allegedly turned vague questions about forgetting to pay for snacks into an accusation of theft. The interview resulted in a voluntary admissions statement that led to her classification as "non-competitive," court documents say.

She was denied employment by Rite-Aid after receiving a mailing that appeared to come from the company, stating that a background report concluded she was "non-competitive" and that she had committed a theft of $60 in merchandise from CVS, according to her motion. She contacted the Rite Aid managers who had hired her, but to no avail, she said.

According to Moore, instead of giving applicants the opportunity to challenge an inaccurate or misleading report, Rite-Aid stacked the deck against them by sending them the report after they had already been rejected for employment. Moore claims that thousands of ascertainable individuals were scored non-competitive by Rite Aid based on purchased background reports.  law360.com

Amazon Warehouse Workers Seek OK For $3.7M Anti-theft screening Wage Deal
Three former Amazon warehouse workers representing tens of thousands of California employees asked a Kentucky federal judge to put the stamp on a $3.7 million settlement with SMX LLC, the staffing agency that employed them, ending claims alleging violations of California wage-and-hour laws. The settlement covers more than 52,000 individuals who worked for SMX at Amazon.com fulfillment centers located in San Bernardino, California.

The workers claimed it took 20 to 30 minutes to pass through the anti-theft screening at the end of each work day. The security process also interrupted their 30-minute meal breaks as they had to be screened before they were able to take their break, they complained.

The claims by the Saldana class are part of larger multidistrict litigation against Amazon and contractors who provided workers or warehouse space for the e-retailer. Workers allege they should have been paid under state law for time they spent in security screenings.

Initially, the lawsuits in the MDL made claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as state laws, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in December 2014 that time spent undergoing security is not compensable under the FLSA.

But Saldana's motion for final settlement approval noted that the high court's ruling didn't directly address whether such time was compensable under California state law. The parties ultimately came together in June 2015 for mediation and hammered out a settlement that was approved by Judge Hale in May.

If given final approval, eligible members will receive either $20 or $30 per shift, depending on when they worked at the company. law360.com

Mall's Indemnity Coverage In Atty Parking Lot Murder/Shooting Awaits Verdict
A New Jersey judge on Wednesday ruled that insurers must defend The Mall at Short Hills in a lawsuit over the 2013 fatal shooting of an attorney at the New Jersey property but must cover only judgments issued against the mall if a former security contractor is found liable as well.

Superior Court Judge Stephanie A. Mitterhoff said the mall's owner, Michigan-based Taubman Centers Inc., is entitled to defense coverage as "additional insureds" under two policies issued to IPC International Corp. IPC, which had provided security services to the mall, because the lawsuit from the widow of attorney Dustin Friedland alleges the mall and the now-defunct security company both acted negligently.

Taubman, however, is entitled to indemnity coverage only if IPC is found to be at least 1 percent responsible for the incident, the judge said. "Conversely, if IPC is found to be 0 percent liable, the mall defendants will not be entitled to indemnification at all," Judge Mitterhoff said.

In 2013 IPC was acquired by California-based Universal Protection Service LLC, which then began providing security for the mall. Universal Protection Service is named as a defendant in the underlying case. The insurance policies transferred to Universal Protection Service. law360.com
 
GPS Under Attack as Crooks, Rogue Workers Wage Electronic War
Jamming Devices Part of Criminals Tool-Kit
Criminals, rogue employees and even otherwise law-abiding citizens are using illegal "jamming" devices to overpower GPS, cellphone and other electronic signals over localized areas. The devices are small and mobile - a common variety plugs into a vehicle's cigarette lighter - making it difficult for law enforcement to identify the culprits.

And experts say the threat to the Global Positioning System (GPS) - the critical space-based navigational, positional and timing network - is escalating as potentially more destructive "spoofing" devices become readily available.

"We're highly dependent on (GPS) in pretty much every part of our economy and security, yet it's very easy to disrupt," said Dana Goward, president and executive director of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, which is urging the federal government to move quickly to better protect GPS and to develop a backup system. "... I think the general consensus is that any outage of more than an hour or two would be pretty unpleasant." Editor's Note: From sophisticated gangs to low-tech criminals they're being used worldwide in all sorts of crimes. Great detailed article on the use of these devices worldwide.  nbcnews.com

Walgreens fights $1M punitive damages in whistleblower case at the 9th Circuit
Walgreens will ask a federal appeals court to slash more than $1 million in punitive damages a jury awarded a Fresno, California pharmacist after finding he was fired for challenging questionable billing practices by individual pharmacists at several Walgreens stores in the area.

In briefs filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will hold oral arguments in the case on Thursday, Walgreens says that Sami Mitri is not entitled to any punitive damages, and that the $1.15 million he received - 13 times his compensatory award of $88,000 - is unconstitutional under U.S. Supreme Court precedent. reuters.com
 
Full 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Wal-Mart Cashier Seating Class Cert.
Ninth Circuit on Friday declined Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s bid for reconsideration of a decision upholding class certification for a group of California cashiers alleging the retailer failed to provide them with seats. The Ninth Circuit let stand a June ruling that upheld class certification based in part on the common tasks of more than 20,000 proposed class members. The case is one of three similar cases in the circuit involving seating for workers on the job. law360.com

New York Today: The Modern Mob
Pushed out of politics and unions, New York's Mafia is now dealing more in sports betting and credit card fraud, Mr. Jacobs said. nytimes.com

Are the Days of Mandatory Post-Incident Drug Testing and Safety Incentive Programs Numbered?
Four Things You Need to Know about OSHA's New Anti-Retaliation Protections
Effective January 1, 2017, certain employers will be required to electronically submit injury and illness data to OSHA, which will then be posted to the OSHA website.

Another major change is OSHA's heightened emphasis on injury reporting and anti-retaliation protections. There are four things that you need to know about these changes.

1. Employers Must Establish Procedures to Report Work-Related Injuries and Illness and Inform Employees of the Right to Use These Procedures Without Fear of Retaliation. 

2. Employers Must Carefully Review Their Drug Testing and Safety Incentive Programs to Determine if the Programs Interfere with Reporting Injuries and Illnesses.

3. OSHA Can Now Issue Citations and Penalties for Retaliation Claims, Even Where There Is No Complaint from an Employee.

4. Employers Must Take Action Now.

Although the new requirements concerning anti-retaliation protection become effective on August 10, 2016, OSHA recently announced that it would not enforce the new rules until November 1, 2016.  natlawreview.com

Hastings Liquidator asks Delaware bankruptcy court to approve 30 manager level retention bonuses

Manager of Loss Prevention Investigations and Technology for New York & Company in NYC posted

Director, Security - St. Louis Cardinals (St. Louis, MO)

No degree? No problem as tight labor market changes the game

Lowe's Can't Get Home Security-Cam Patents Killed Under Alice
 
South Africa's Steinhoff International to buy Mattress Firm for $2.4B


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The ISIS Terror Threat in America
Homeland Security Committee compiled an ISIS Terror Threat Snapshot in America for the month of July 2016. At the 2016 RLPSA Annual Conference, from Charles "Buck" Hamilton, Protective Security Advisor (PSA) with the Department of Homeland Security, described restaurants as having the characteristics of soft targets. Click here to download the ISIS Terror Threat in America Snapshot.

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Online food stamp fraud - one click away
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon launch a pilot program to allow food stamp users to order their groceries online. The one-year trial will be launched this fall and will initially be made available to homebound elderly and disabled recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. While critics point to fraud concerns over the expansion, the USDA said online ordering could be a major benefit for the estimated 2.3 million households that do not have access to a vehicle and live more than one mile from a supermarket. The biggest hurdles to expanding online food access are technology and security. SNAP users are currently required to put in a PIN number in person at any place where they are purchasing food. Any online ordering processes would have to be adjusted to accommodate the PIN. SNAP online ordering was originally scheduled to launch in 2015 but will likely not go live until 2017, according to the USDA. al.com

Walmart Buys Jet.com to take on Amazon
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to buy e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc. for about US$3 billion in cash, giving the world's largest retailer the resources for a stronger shopping website to compete with Amazon.com Inc., the online market leader.

Acquiring Jet.com, which achieved a US$1-billion gross merchandise run rate in a little more than a year, gives Wal-Mart a website that processes an average of 25,000 orders a day and is adding 400,000 shoppers monthly. financialpost.com

Samsung Pay Vulnerability allows Hackers to make Fraudulent Transactions

Kate Spade will rely more on its stores to fulfill online orders

Online accounts for more than half of QVC's US sales

Online sales help boost L Brands' results for July - Increase in comp. store sales of 2%