Love: Fraud ring wholesaled stolen goods back to Walgreens and CVS
Taft Love · CIA Took His Case Mid-Investigation and Never Told Him Why · Aug 1, 2023 · at 12:59
Former investigator Taft Love describes how a convenience store crime ring used booster networks ('Smurfs') to steal from retail pharmacies and resell the merchandise.
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“They also had a ring of people who would go to hundreds of other stores, Walgreens, CVS, stuff like that, Steal things. And they had a giant warehouse of stuff, more millions of dollars where they're reselling stuff from other stores. They actually started a wholesale business selling into Walgreens and CVS and places they were stealing from.”
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