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Ringleader ordered to pay $4.4M in Verizon warehouse thefts in Oklahoma Federal
Court An Oklahoma federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a 59-year-old
Colorado man to seven years in prison for stealing and then selling
telecommunications equipment worth millions of dollars. Oklahoma federal Judge
John E. Dowell also ordered Jesse Michael Greenwald to pay $4.4 million in
restitution, said Danny C. Williams Sr., U.S. Attorney for northern Oklahoma.
Greenwald previously pleaded guilty to money laundering charges, according to a
news release by Jeff Dorschner, U.S. Department of Justice spokesman. Other
defendants in the case include Scott Gollan, 26, and Michael Greenwald, 25, both
of Bastrop, Texas, and James Pennoyer, 49, of Tulsa. The three have also pleaded
guilty to charges arising from the thefts from Verizon and are awaiting
sentencing. Between July 2009 to May 2014, Pennoyer was a contract employee at
the Verizon Communications warehouse in Tulsa, and helped his co-conspirators
systematically steal telecommunications equipment from the warehouse. The
defendants transported the stolen equipment to Colorado Springs, and stored it
in a facility to be sold at a later date, a news release says. Much of the
equipment was sold to a company in North Carolina, which made substantial
payments to Greenwald and his co-conspirators. The defendants used the funds to
engage in illegal money transactions of more than $10,000 each. FBI and IRS
agents investigated the case.
denverpost.com
Giant Eagle Pharmacist stole more than 7,000 prescription pills in Bethesda, MD
A person hired to dispense prescription medication and ensure patient safety is
accused of breaking the law and breaching the medical code of ethics. Montgomery
County Police have charged Parvin Ossareh, 51, with the disappearance of more
than 7,300 tablets of Hydrocodone, a powerful and highly addictive painkiller
used in drugs like Vicodin and Lortab. Every pill was taken from the Giant Food
store where Ossareh worked as a staff pharmacist. The supermarket is located
along the 10400 block of Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, adjacent to Walter
Johnson High School. According to charging documents filed in Montgomery County
District Court, Ossareh allegedly stole a single Hydrocodone tablet on July 1,
2013. Ten days later, Ossareh swiped 250 tablets. By September, the pharmacist
had taken 2,200 tablets. The alleged pill pilfering continued until June 2014,
when management noticed fraudulent transactions and questioned Ossareh about it.
The following day, Ossareh called into work sick and never returned to the
store. Investigators say Ossareh evaded detection for months by entering fake
codes into the pharmacy computer, in effect clearing the powerful painkillers
from Giant's inventory of controlled substances. A Giant employee, who spoke to
ABC7 News on a condition of anonymity, said the pharmacy has to improve its
security mechanisms.
wjla.com
Defendants In ATM Skimming Ring With Over 5,000 Victims Sentenced To Federal
Prison
Michael J. Ellis has been sentenced for stealing the bank debit card
numbers and passwords of individuals in Georgia and Florida through an ATM
skimming device. "This sentencing marks the end of an ATM skimming ring that
victimized over 5,000 people in Georgia and Florida," said United States
Attorney Sally Quillian Yates "The Secret Service, in conjunction with our law
enforcement partners, will continue to arrest those that commit crimes that prey
on unsuspecting victims," said Reginald G. Moore, Special Agent in Charge of the
United States Secret Service, Atlanta Field Office. "Today's sentence should
serve as a reminder that criminals will not get away with defrauding victims and
ignoring the consequences of their actions." According to United States Attorney
Yates, the charges and other information presented in court: Ellis, working with
co-defendants Zira M. Bailey and Bryan S. Kees, used illegal skimming devices to
steal over $130,000 from bank customers by installing the devices at SunTrust
automated teller machines (ATM's) in Georgia and Florida. When a customer used
the ATM with a skimming device installed, the device electronically recorded the
customer's debit card number and a small camera in the device video recorded the
ATM keyboard as the customer entered his or her password. The defendants then
downloaded the information from the device to a computer. Using a magnetic
stripe card reader/writer, they re-encoded gift cards with the stolen account
information. They then used the altered gift cards at ATMs to drain money from
the victims' bank accounts. Over 500 victims were linked to Bailey, Ellis, and
Kees from the SunTrust ATMs. On December 28, 2012, Bulgarian Customs officials
notified the United States Secret Service in Atlanta that a DHL parcel
containing illegal skimming devices was being shipped to the United States. The
Secret Service obtained a federal search warrant for the package and found three
skimming devices. The package was addressed to a UPS Store in Atlanta, Ga.
Ellis, Bailey, and another co-conspirator, WB Wohrman, were listed as authorized
recipients of mail to the UPS box. In a later search of a garage controlled by
Ellis, law enforcement found 250 financial transaction cards, magnetic
reader/writers, false ATM overlays, laptops with ATM videos and debit card
information, and a wig.
justice.gov
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couple busted for Natick Mall, CT thefts
Two Connecticut residents accused of stealing from several stores at the Natick
Mall on Tuesday are believed to be part of an organized theft ring, authorities
said. Natick Police arrested Onyx Barnett, 24, and David Honegan, 35, both of
Hartford, at 3:17 p.m. on Wednesday. Mall security told police they caught
Barnett at an L.L. Bean kiosk in the middle of the mall stuffing $50 pairs of
sandals into a large Neiman Marcus bag. When police confronted her, Barnett had
six pairs of sandals in her bag. She also had clothing from Macy's. A Macy's
security officer identified a jacket, valued at just under $600 and a pair of
jeans, valued at about $50, as being stolen from Macy's. Police then questioned
Honegan, who was with Barnett. The officer wrote that he asked, "So you
distracted the clerk while she stole," and he said, 'I was talking to her,
yes.'" Honegan was also carrying a bag with two stolen items: a coat worth more
than $125 from Limited and a $70 pair of pants from Express. "This was clearly
part of an (organized retail theft) group, and were simply sent into the mall to
steal selected items," the report said.
wickedlocal.com
New Jersey State Police Recovers 204 Fake Credit Cards
New Jersey State Trooper Alina Spies reported on November 11, around 7:15pm, a
notice was issued by dispatchers of a car fleeing after attempting to pay for
$17 in gasoline with a fake credit card on the NJ Turnpike in Woodbridge. When
the attendant at the gas station approached the said car's driver, the driver
allegedly snatched the credit card and drove away with speed on the highway.
Trooper Adam Brozek belonging to the Troop "D" Cranbury Station found and
stopped that specific vehicle near Cranbury's Molly Pitcher Service Area. Gianni
Simon, the driver, was about 20 years old, and he was arrested on charges of
gasoline theft. The State Police also said that Simon was found to possess the
same credit card. When further investigated, it was found that an active warrant
was pending against him. According to NJ State Tropper Alina Spies, the
investigation convinced the troopers to obtain the relevant search warrant for
that particular Infiniti car. When the vehicle was being searched on November
14, the state police discovered an extra 204 suspected to be fake credit cards.
Gianni Simon was slapped with the charge of possessing a fake credit card. He
was also charged with the usage of a fake credit card along with theft of
services.
financialbuzz.com
Lego targeted by Tulsa, OK shoplifters
Tulsa Police Organized Retail Theft Unit is working with several area Retailers
looking for 2 female suspect who are believed to have hit for thousands in Lego
Toys. Police are not sure if the 2 females are working together.
fox23.com
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