8-month CNBC investigation reveals complex, multi-level organized retail crime rings involving shoplifting and reselling stolen cosmetics on Amazon.
CNBC's eight-month investigation into organized retail crime rings found complex layers in the operations, from low-level shoplifting involving homeless individuals to high-level groups reselling stolen merchandise at flea markets. One group made millions reselling stolen cosmetics on Amazon over a decade. A "queenpin" in San Diego's suburban enclave allegedly built an empire by employing a network of women to steal from Ulta and Sephora stores across the US, reselling the stolen cosmetics on Amazon.
March 12, 2024
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