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Law Enforcement in FL
Bust 2 Multi Million Dollar ORC Cases: $3.2M
 TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office, the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, the Orange
County Sheriff’s Office, and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office today
announced the arrest of three women for an organized retail theft of baby
formula. Alicia Tondreau-Leve, of Rockledge, Fla., allegedly operated a business
on Craigslist named “Formula Mom.” According to the investigation, Leve
recruited Guilyanna Guzman, of Orlando, and Alexis Lyn Dattadeen, of New Port
Richey, to help her steal large quantities of baby formula and then ship the
formula to New York, Wisconsin, and California. Leve allegedly generated up to
$2 million from this scheme.
"I am grateful to our law enforcement partners who helped dismantle this alleged
retail theft ring who targeted local stores," said Attorney General Pam Bondi.
“Quality cases like this are a result of the strong partnerships within the
Florida law enforcement community,” said FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey. “My
appreciation to each officer and analyst who worked this case.”
“The Orange County Sheriff’s Office was glad to work with the Attorney General’s
Statewide Prosecutor, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and several
sheriff’s offices to bring to justice white-collar criminals who were preying on
local grocery stores,” said Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings.
Each defendant is facing charges of Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering punishable
to 30 years in prison. The Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution
will prosecute this case. The Casselberry Police Department, Ocoee Police
Department and Cape Coral Police Department assisted with this case.
Volusia, Seminole deputies bust $1.2 million retail theft ring in
Central Florida; 5 people arrested Thursday
Deputies in Volusia and Seminole counties have busted a large retail
theft ring operating in the Central Florida area, officials say.
Deputies said they have already arrested several people accused of
stealing more than $1 million in property in the last year from
stores like Target, Walmart and Publix. Investigators said the
suspects would resell the stolen items on eBay. Deputies said the
ring leader was 41-year-old Marc Kolarik, of Deltona. He was
arrested on charges of racketeering, conspiracy to commit
racketeering and dealing in stolen property. His bond was set at
$45,000. Deputies said he made more than $1.2 million running his
illegal operation. (Source
wesh.com)
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Drug chains battling meth scourge in West Virginia
After prodding by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, CVS Pharmacy stores in West Virginia
have stopped selling a popular cold medication that criminals use to make
illegal methamphetamine.CVS, with 50 stores across the state, no longer sells
cold medicines that solely contain pseudoephedrine, a key meth-making
ingredient. CVS’s single-ingredient pseudoephedrine sales ban also extends to
another 40 stores within 15 miles of West Virginia’s border — stores in
Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, said Mike DeAngelis, a CVS
spokesman. Also, Walgreens notified Manchin’s office last week that the
drugstore chain plans to stop carrying single-ingredient pseudoephedrine
products in West Virginia. A Walgreens spokesman confirmed the change, and said
the company was “still working out details.” Walgreens has 17 stores in the
state. (Source
wvgazette.com)
Baltimore Business Owner gets prison time for $400K gift card theft scheme; John
Tadros used others to steal items, return them for gift cards
Prosecutors said 45-year-old John Tadros' fraud scheme led to the theft of
hundreds of thousands of dollars from businesses. He was sentenced on charges of
wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering. Tadros owned Busy Bees Convenience
Mart and J&J's Bar and Liquor in Baltimore. According to his plea agreement,
from January 2009 to February 2013, he directed several people known as boosters
to steal merchandise from large retail stores in Maryland, Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Delaware. Those boosters would use modified Maryland driver's
licenses to exchange the stolen items for gift cards and sell them to Tadros for
50 percent of their value. Retailers in Maryland lost $401,326 because of the
scheme. (Source
wbaltv.com)
UK: Police hunt shoplifting gang who snatched $1300 worth of clothes from Marks
and Spencer A gang of shoplifters escaped with
clothing worth more than $1300 in a raid on a Marks and Spencer store. Now CCTV
images of suspects have been released by police in a bid to put names to their
faces. Police said three men ‘worked as a team’ to plunder items including 10
pairs of jeans and 30 floral patterned scarves from Marks and Spencer on George
Street in Altrincham. One was carrying a large Sports Direct bag and another a
large Next bag. (Source
manchestereveningnews.co)
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