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I guess Target should invest in actual cashiers instead of self-checkout kiosks. Would have prevented this entire thing… and provided a job for someone.
“This arrest sends a clear message that organized retail theft, no matter how coordinated or far-reaching, will be aggressively investigated and prosecuted,” Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said in a statement. “Those who profit from stealing in our communities will be held accountable.”
Dude lied in self checkout, he wasn't a Mafia leader.
Facing 90 years for stealing printed pieces of paper with artificial scarcity.
Our criminal justice system is beyond fucked.
His alleged thefts resulted in a loss of over $10,000 for Target, according to the attorney general’s office.
10k 90 years.. Money, long-range charges.
I called the FBI once when I got ripped off for like 30 grand. They said they wouldn't pick up the charges until 50k
But they'll do money money laundering charges for this fool
Keith Wallis faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted on all charges
Ninty years disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. Target should be ashamed. The legal system should be ashamed. Everyone should be ashamed.
Especially the corporations using slave labor and private prisons. Disgusting.
He should have just raped some minors in the parking lot. He could be president by now.
Uthmeier, the attorney general, noted in the release that Florida has the “number one economy” in the country because of its “commitment to law and order.”
[citation needed]
It’s ranked higher than I expected but definitely not number one
You can't steal from a business that doesn't give its employees a fair return on their labor.
I'll save you the skimming. He took packs of trading cards and taco seasoning packets to the self checkout, but only paid for the seasoning packets.
Brilliant.