Business News
Armed Robbers Steal $110,000 in Pokémon Cards From New York City Shop
The heist targeted rare cards worth up to $18,000 each during a community event.
Crime
Business News
‘Orchestrated a Scheme to Steal Millions’: Hollywood Filmmaker Allegedly Used Netflix’s Money to Make Lavish Purchases — Instead of a Sci-Fi Series
Lights, cameras, lockup! FBI indicts filmmaker Carl Rinsch on fraud charges.
By David James
Business News
‘This Corporate Espionage Is Breathtaking’: HR Company Says It Caught an Internal Spy With a Slack Trap
HR software company Rippling filed a lawsuit claiming corporate espionage was carried out on a platform typically used for team collaborations and Friday afternoon GIFs.
By David James
Business News
‘It’s Been Hell’: Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Says Prison Life Involves Reading ‘Harry Potter’ and Working for 31 Cents an Hour
Holmes is serving her sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, a minimum security prison for women in Texas.
By David James
Business News
‘We Need Panic Buttons’: Some Walmart Employees Begin Wearing Body Cameras
Walmart has started a pilot program that they hope will deter situations with aggravated customers from escalating.
By David James
Business News
Amazon Pulls Merch Celebrating Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO Killer Luigi Mangione
Apparel and home goods featuring the phrase "deny, defend, depose" have been pulled from Amazon.
By David James
Business News
Unsolved Murder of UnitedHealthcare Exec Causes Panicked Health Insurance Companies to Take Down Website Leadership Pages
The shooting death of CEO Brian Thompson has prompted several large companies to take a harder look at their security measures.
By David James
Business Legal
How Do You Stop Porch Pirates From Stealing Christmas? These Top Tips Will Help Secure Your Deliveries.
Over 100 million packages were stolen last year. Here are top tips to make sure your stuff doesn't get swiped.
By David James
Business News
‘If It Seems Too Good to Be True It Probably Is’: $18 Million Worth of ‘Great Deals’ Confiscated By Border Cops
A shipment of 3,000 fake Gibson guitars from Asia was seized at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport.
By David James
Business News
Connecticut Couple Accused of $1 Million Lululemon Crime Spree
Jadion Richards and Akwele Lawes-Richards allegedly stole from five Lululemon stores since the fall.
By David James
Business News
Evolving Risk: The Ever-Changing Nature of EU Financial Crime Gets a Boost From AI
Banks and anti-financial crime software solutions are working to prevent a new generation of criminals using deep fakes and impersonating individuals using AI tools.
Brick & Mortar
He Went from Jail to Running a $500M Real Estate Empire—All Because He Faked an Office for a Crucial Meeting
How Dale Wills, CEO of Centra Homes, turns a checkered past into unlikely success.
Business News
Hacker Who Leaked GTA 6 Sentenced to Life in Psychiatric Hospital
Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old member of the cybercrime group Lapsus$, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order for leaking clips.
Business News
Police Issue Warning After Man’s Car Is Stolen at Costco
The incident occurred in Chicago earlier this week and is one of a string of recent carjackings at Costco gas stations.
By Emily Rella
Business News
The Shocking Claim You’ve Seen About Organized Shoplifting Isn’t True. Here’s Why Everyone Believed It.
Retail giants like Target and Walgreens have said the uptick in organized crime contributed to store closures.
By Amanda Breen
Business News
A 64-Year-Old Food Delivery Worker Was Shot in a Carjacking After Dropping Off an Order
The victim is in critical condition, according to police.
Business News
A New Report Suggests the Retail Theft Narrative Is ‘Overexaggerated’ — Here’s Why
"We have to acknowledge potentially ulterior, more opportunistic motives," the analysts wrote.
Business News
Why Are Mysterious McDonald’s Deliveries Showing Up on Random People’s Doorsteps?
Residents of a neighborhood in Denton, Texas have received more than 20 DoorDash deliveries of McDonald's meals that no one ordered.
By Dan Bova
Business News
Target Will Close 9 Stores Across 4 States Due to Ongoing Crime That’s ‘Threatening the Safety’ of Customers and Employees
Target stated that it "invested heavily" in efforts to combat crime, but it just didn't work.
Business News
A Stolen Van Gogh Masterpiece Was Just Returned by an Anonymous Tipster—In an Ikea Bag
A masked individual broke into the Singer Laren, a museum in the Netherlands, in March 2020 and made off with the now-returned Van Gogh.
Business News
Retail Theft Forces Nike to Permanently Close Beloved Portland Location
The Portland location had the second-highest rate of shoplifting incidents in the city since 2019.
Business News
Walmart Takes Bold Step to Combat Rising Crime in Retail with In-House Police Station
The move aims to increase security, deter in-store crime, and create a safer shopping environment, the company says.
Business News
‘Increasingly Serious’ Retail Crime Is Hitting Another Beloved U.S. Retailer Hard — and Its CEO Reveals a Bleak Trajectory
Violent retail theft incidents are also on the rise.
By Amanda Breen
Business News
Netflix Engineer Goes Missing In San Francisco Two Weeks After Moving There. “We’re Going To Find Him,” His Brother Says.
Yohanes Kidane, 22, was last seen getting into an Uber a week ago. Nobody has heard from him since.
Business News
A 14-Year-Old Who Broke into Nearly 40 Cars Was Inspired by Viral TikTok Trend, According to Police Reports
The TikTok trend, dubbed the "Kia Challenge," has become a nationwide issue, with young individuals sharing car theft techniques online.
Business News
Who Is FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried and What Did He Do? Everything You Need to Know About the Disgraced Crypto King
Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with committing "one of the biggest financial frauds in American history."
Business News
Los Angeles Man Indicted for Decade-Long Telemarketing Scam Defrauding Elderly Victims of Over $4.5 Million
The scammers allegedly posed as company reps offering advertising and related services to current and former timeshare owners.