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ORC: We’ve Come A Long Way
Alan Greggo CPP, CFE
Director- Loss Prevention
Thirty-One Gifts LLC
Joe Davis CPP, CFI
Director-Field Loss
Prevention
T-Mobile
Rob Koperski
Sr. Investigator- AP
Wal-Mart
Organized Retail Crime is Theft/Fraud from retail stores by professional criminals known as (Boosters) with the intent of converting into financial gain.
Characteristics
Multiple subjects
Multiple locations
Theft and Financial Crimes
Involves more than just the removal from the store
According to the National Retail Federation
70 75 80 85 90 95
Victimized by ORC This Year?
% Of Victimized Businesses by ORC
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
According to the National Retail Federation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Increase in ORC activity?
Experienced an Increase in ORC Activity?
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
According to Congressional Testimony
and reporting by Industry Experts ORC
losses are up to $30 Billion Annually.
Not USA; States Lose $1.8 Billion A Year in Taxes From ORC
•Easy Data Entry and Historical Import
•Configurable User Dashboard Controls
•Advanced Data Searching to find the
information you are looking for
•Link Analysis Tools to help surface patterns
and trends
•Communication and Collaboration to help
you connect with other retailers and
investigators
LERPnet Alerts to warn of activity in your area of responsibility or increases in trends that might impact your business or the safety of your associates
LERPnet Notifications to let you know when there are updates or new reports related to your investigations
Online Training to support your rollout and ongoing use of the system
Dynamic Report Display including geo-spatial mapping and plotting
LERPnet2.0 has an easy navigation system, simple data entry
and a variety or reporting displays available to help you make
the most of the data…
Create New Events: access
“My Recent Events”
Report Suspicious Locations
and Found Merchandise
Reporting and Analytics
Alerts and Notifications
Online System Help and Training
C3- Collaboration Command Center
• With other retailers and LE on
Investigations
•Locate/Network with retailers and LE
contacts
CLEAR- Coalition of Law Enforcement
And Retail
The Coalition Against Organized Retail
Crime
International Anti-Counterfeiting
Coalition in Washington, DC
David George, CFI, LPCVice President of Asset Protection for Harris Teeter Supermarkets :
“Are Retailers Causing ORC?”
Each of us in the Loss Prevention profession has a responsibility to build an anti-ORC buying program by which our companies must abide. Only then can we win the battle against ORC. To do this, one must:Step 1: Meet with their executives and explain how buying stolen product creates the demand for more stolen product.
Step 2: Get a Commitment That Your Company Will NOT Purchase Stolen Product. (This may entail revamping incentive structure for buyers.)
Step 3: Communicate Expectations to suppliers (i.e., send vendors letters, establish procedures for violations, etc.).
Step 4: Create a "Right to Audit" clause in all supplier contracts that allow unannounced visits to supply warehouses.
Step 5: Audit for Compliance. (Inspect Lot Numbers after you receive product).
Just one of the
Gang!
December 8th 2010 – Beaumont, TX
At 09:00 hrs the Retail Sales
Manager for the T-Mobile
Beaumont, TX Parkdale Mall
kiosk discovers that the
storage room has been
burglarized. Approximately
$60k to $70k in phones are
stolen.
T-Mobile Regional Loss
Prevention Manager for south
Texas is advised of the
burglary. He determines that
the Zoombak GPS locator
device was taken in the
burglary and proceeding at 78
mph 700 miles west of
Beaumont on I-10 nearing El
Paso.
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
Parkdale Mall – Beaumont, TX
Texas Rangers stationed
in El Paso are advised on
the progress of the
Zoombak in an as yet
unknown vehicle.
A black van is determined
to be the suspect vehicle
When the GPS data
indicates a precise
stopped location on I-10 in
El Paso, TX .
Three suspects are
arrested in possession of
180 T-Mobile phones from
the Beaumont store. The
suspects are Los
Angeles, CA residents.
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
El Paso, TX
December 8th 2010 – Beaumont, TX
Previous night : Arrested suspect / T-
Mobile Customer Tommie M’s MSISDN
is in the Parkdale Mall area at 18:20
hrs, pings tower A3H0057A located 0.4
mi from the store at 22:04 hrs and
remains in the area until 23:37 hrs.
At 23:37 hrs Tommie M. MSISDN
travels west on I-10 in pinging off
multiple towers until stopped by
Texas Rangers in El Paso.
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
December 7th 2010 – Beaumont, TX
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
February 11th 2010
Northridge Mall
Burglary
Tommie M’s phone seized
at the time of arrest was
stolen from the
Northridge, CA T-Mobile
store 10 months earlier on
February 11th 2010.
The MO for the Northridge CA
Burglary : Black male wearing T-
Mobile shirt empties out mall
kiosk of phones before or after
hours has been seen in other
burglaries.
This is Tommie M at
the Northridge T-Mobile
store at 09:54 hrs on
February 11th 2010 Northridge Fashion Ctr Mall –
Northridge, CA
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
Tower pulls from
burglaries with similar
MOs show Tommie M
outside the Greeley, CO
burglary on August 10th
2010,
The Las Vegas
burglary on June 30th
2010,
And the Olympia WA
burglary on March 5th
2010.
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
Tommie M’s call history
identifies an
associate, David R, whose
Cell tower activity, along
with Tommy M’s indicates
their collusion in burglaries
in
Escondido Mall –Escondido, CA
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
City of
Industry, CA
Puente Hills Mall – City of Industry, CA
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
Arcadia, CA
Santa Anita Mall –
Arcadia, CA
Tommie M – Investigation / Analysis / Indictment
Burglary warrants have
been issued for Tommie
M for the Beaumont
, Texas and Northridge CA
burglaries.
Burglary warrants have
been issued/requested on
David R and Tommie M for
the Arcadia, City of Industry
and Escondido, CA
burglaries.
Federal prosecutors in
Texas are pursuing
Interstate Transportation of
Stolen Property charges
against Tommie M
ORT = ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
TWIR= THEFT WITH INTENT TO RESELL TTF=
TBIJ= THEFT BY INTERNET JURISDICTION BR-UPC=
FM = TDD =
SKIM =
T3E=
AOM= AFFIDAVIT OF MAIL
EE=
STATE ORC TWIR TBIJ FM SKIM T3E AOM EE PCA TTF BR/UPC TDD R&C FTL
Alabama X P X 500$
Alaska P 500$
Arizona X X X X X X 1,000$
Arkansas X X X X X X 500$
California P X P P 400$
Colorado X X X 500$
Connecticut X X P X 1,000$
Delaware P X X X X X 1,000$
Florida X X X X X X 300$
Georgia X X X X X 300$
Hawaii X 300$
Idaho X X X X X 1,000$
Illinois P P X X X X X X 150$
Indiana X X ANY
Iowa X X X X X X 1,000$
Kansas P X X X X X 1,000$
Kentucky X X X X 300$
Louisiana P X X X 300$
Maine X X 1,000$
Maryland X X 500$
Massachusetts 250$
Michigan X X 1,000$
Minnesota P X X 500$
Mississippi X X X X X X 500$
Missouri X X X X 500$
Montana X 1,000$
Nebraska X 500$
Nevada X X X X X 250$
New Hampshire X X X X X 500$
New Jersey X X P X P X X 250$
New Mexico X 250$
New York X 1,000$
North Carolina P X X P X X X 1,000$
North Dakota X X 500$
Ohio P X P X 500$
Oklahoma X X 500$
Oregon P X P X X 750$
Pennsylvania X X X 2,000$
Rhode Island X X X 500$
South Carolina X X 1,000$
South Dakota 500$
Tennessee X 500$
Texas P X P X X 1,500$
Utah X X X X 1,000$
Vermont X 100$
Virginia X X P X X X X 200$
Washington X X X X X X X X X X 750$
Washington DC 250$
West Virginia X X X X X 1,000$
Wisconsin P X X 2,500$
Wyoming X X 1,000$
FEDERAL P
BOGUS RECEIPTS & UPC LABELS
THEFT USING EMERGENCY EXITS
PCA =
P =
PATTERN OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
THIRD THEFT FELONY
THEFT DETECTION DEVICES
THEFT FROM 3 ESTABLISHMENTS
FLEA MARKET
SKIMMING
XP = ENHANCING EXISTING LAW
BILL IS PENDING OR PROPOSED
BILL HAS PASSEDX =
RECEIVING & CONCEALING
FELONY THEFT LEVEL
R&C =
FTL =
Maine- Act to Prohibit Organized Retail
Theft- defines the category of organized
retail crime, as two people working in
concert.
Stolen merchandise must equal $1,000 to
be considered a felony currently.
Ohio- Ohio's Organized Retail Theft Law, April 2009
The law makes clear that organized retail theft is a corrupt practice that can be prosecuted under Ohio's corrupt practices law
It defines the crime as theft of retail property valued at more than $500 with the intent to sell, deliver or transfer it to a fence for resale
The law also ensures that prosecutors can seek forfeiture of the criminal's property
H.R. 1173, the Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009
- defines ORC
- for the first time ever, makes ORC a federal crime
- establishes that the operation of auction sites could be considered "facilitation"
of ORC unless the operator shows specific steps had been taken to ensure
goods being sold were not fraudulently obtained or stolen
- require operators to adopt new tracking and reporting
- allows retailers to sue over the sale of stolen merchandise
H.R. 1166, the e-Fencing Enforcement Act of 2009- requires online auction operators to retain information about high-volume
sellers
- requires operators to provide the above information once a valid police
report is filed
S.470, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009
- enhances sentencing guidelines for those engaged in ORC activities
- requires online marketplaces to retain certain information about high-volume sellers
- requires physical and online marketplace operators to review the accounts of sellers engaged
in possible criminal activity and file suspicious activity reports with the Attorney General
- requires physical and online marketplace operators to suspend the activities of sellers when
there is clear and convincing evidence that they are selling illegally-obtained goods
H.R. 4011, the "Organized Retail Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2009
- amends existing federal offenses of transportation and sale of stolen goods to encompass
offenses linked to organized retail crime, subject to a lower offense threshold than in
current law
- establishes task forces in six federal districts to combat organized retail crime, and authorize
appropriations for them
- the legislation would not impose any new duties on online marketplaces or auction sites
In November 2010, H.R. 5932, the Organized Retail
Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2010
, passed in the House of Representatives
This bill would have protected both retailers and
consumers against the massive economic costs
and risk to public health and safety
The new Congressional session started in January
2011 and NRF is working with members of Congress
to explore similar legislation this year
Questions?
Alan Greggo
Thirty-One Gifts LLC
(614) 414-4667
Joe Davis
(425) 233-0628
Rob Koperski
(479) 657-8822