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To the knowledge of the FSC, this level of fraud has never happened before, employee theft is a risk all businesses face and is a risk that businesses for the most part, and in particular financial institutions, take very seriously … This despicable act of dishonesty by an employee at SSL, and possibly with collaborators, we believe cannot be taken as symptomatic of the risk for the entire industry. – Everton McFarlane	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This amendment is inadequate, as it does not cover non-immigrant temporary visas, like students, who also pose security risks, the CCP views every citizen as an instrument to serve the party, and they encourage and apply leverage against many of their citizens working and studying abroad to continue that theft. Passing legislation that would massively increase the number of Chinese national visa holders is a bad idea at this time. – Heritage Action	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I request the Swedish central bank to award Nobel prize in theft , at least we will receive the prize – AMYNE E. QASEM	added by Aeqasem 1 year ago
There is no Robin Hood in this, these are thieves. They are not robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. The gas station owner is the least responsible for high prices. The cost of theft gets passed on in higher prices, and when people are driving around with unsecured stolen fuel, it is a concern to anybody. – Jeff Lenard	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Roby agreed to a plea deal today that will land him in prison for 5 years for Exploitation of an Elderly Person and Grand Theft of more than $100,000. – Orange County	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
If you have access to generational wealth, if you’re white and your parents have a savings account that is very much so connected to slavery and land theft, pay people, pay people directly. Give them the money so they can have the financial security in order to rest and to heal and to connect with their communities. ... Pay that money to us now. – Mahkyra Gaines of the Gender	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
In Los Angeles County, we’re seeing a noticeable increase in auto theft, my office is working with our law enforcement partners to hold accountable the people involved in this property crime. – George Gascon	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We are working with our law enforcement partners and the chiefs of all the various agencies in L.A. County to help in providing them ways to have upward deviations in bail for repeat offenders, and that includes auto theft. – Alex Bastian	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This is clearly pouring cold water on individual FBI agents in the field, if this is interpreted to mean give Chinese technology theft cases a lower priority, it's going to be a disaster. – Michael Pillsbury	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It is no different than Watergate, except a much more important location, it is the same theft—just modern day. – Fifth Avenue	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Our state is drastically out of balance now. Families need to feel safe when they’re walking their kids to school or walking to the car after work, homelessness is exploding. Crime is on the rise. I hear every single day how innocent Californians are being attacked or being the victims of theft. – Kevin Faulconer	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Anyone who has followed US-China trade closely over the past 20 years can tell President Joe Biden that until the fundamental issues are addressed -- things like China's state-owned enterprises, massive government subsidies, intellectual property theft, lax labor and environmental laws -- the massive trade gap will remain. – Scott Paul	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I’m not aware that she called me an idiot… at least she did not say that to me, in her heart, I believe she is trying her best. That said, we are both passionate individuals and have different views of how to deal with theft. I can report that there was nothing I said that in any way was foolish! I simply wanted to know what her future plans were going forward! – Joe Perillo	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The anatomy of these attacks show they are more aggressive, dangerous and happening more frequently, when I talk to retail loss prevention veterans, the best comparison they come up with is what crime was like in New York in the 1970s. But even then, it was more street robberies and not like retail theft as brazen as this. – Cory Lowe	Found on CNN 2 years ago
At the precinct level, someone comes in for a petty theft, we're at the policing level, you identify that they have a mental health issue, instead of locking them up -- let's defer prosecution, let's have a local community-based organization that deals with mental health illnesses handle it right at the precinct -- that's the coordination that we need, there's no reason to put someone( with) mental health illness in Rikers Island, Rikers Island's Rikers Island. – Eric Adams	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The issue of crime and violence is top of mind all throughout not only the state of California but across the United States, highlighted recently by some high-profile retail theft operations. – Gavin Newsom	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We also got to push retailers. Some of the retailers downtown and [on] Michigan Avenue, I will tell you, I'm disappointed that they are not doing more to take safety and make it a priority. For example, we still have retailers that won't institute plans like having security officers in their stores, making sure that they've got cameras that are actually operational, locking up their merchandise at night. Chaining high-end bags, these purses seem to be something that is attracting a lot of attention on these organized retail theft units. – Lori Lightfoot	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The small-scale theft of food escalated into mass looting of warehouses across Kombolcha in recent days, reportedly by elements of the Tigrayan forces and some members of the local population, such harassment of humanitarian staff by armed forces is unacceptable. It undermines the ability of the United Nations and all of our humanitarian partners to deliver assistance when it is most needed. – Stephane Dujarric	Found on CNN 2 years ago
These purses can be something that is attracting a lot of organized retail theft units. the bottom line here is the left is lying to us, and that's why this is happening. – Judge Jeanine Pirro	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We still have retailers that won't institute plans like having security officers in their stores, making sure that they've got cameras that are actually operational, locking up their merchandise at night, chaining high-end bags, these purses can be something that is attracting a lot of organized retail theft units. – Lori Lightfoot	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Smash and grab has replaced Christmas shopping in California, thanks to Democrats who have created a culture of theft in San Francisco and across the state. Criminals know there are little or no consequences for their actions. Until Democrats get serious about joining with Republicans to support better policies and public safety officials, surging crime and chaos will continue to be the status quo. – Jessica Millan Patterson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
A lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out, i believe it’s a Walgreens in California cited it, but the data didn’t back it up. – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
While intervening in a vehicle theft in Cherbourg, two police officers were injured. – French Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The Montanos have now been victimized again by an alleged break-in and theft to Julian’s family home. – Chelsea Monahan	Found on FOX News 2 years ago

To the knowledge of the FSC, this level of fraud has never happened before, employee theft is a risk all businesses face and is a risk that businesses for the most part, and in particular financial institutions, take very seriously … This despicable act of dishonesty by an employee at SSL, and possibly with collaborators, we believe cannot be taken as symptomatic of the risk for the entire industry.

– Everton McFarlane

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This amendment is inadequate, as it does not cover non-immigrant temporary visas, like students, who also pose security risks, the CCP views every citizen as an instrument to serve the party, and they encourage and apply leverage against many of their citizens working and studying abroad to continue that theft. Passing legislation that would massively increase the number of Chinese national visa holders is a bad idea at this time.

– Heritage Action

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I request the Swedish central bank to award Nobel prize in theft , at least we will receive the prize

– AMYNE E. QASEM

added by Aeqasem
1 year ago

There is no Robin Hood in this, these are thieves. They are not robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. The gas station owner is the least responsible for high prices. The cost of theft gets passed on in higher prices, and when people are driving around with unsecured stolen fuel, it is a concern to anybody.

– Jeff Lenard

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Roby agreed to a plea deal today that will land him in prison for 5 years for Exploitation of an Elderly Person and Grand Theft of more than $100,000.

– Orange County

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If you have access to generational wealth, if you’re white and your parents have a savings account that is very much so connected to slavery and land theft, pay people, pay people directly. Give them the money so they can have the financial security in order to rest and to heal and to connect with their communities. ... Pay that money to us now.

– Mahkyra Gaines of the Gender

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

In Los Angeles County, we’re seeing a noticeable increase in auto theft, my office is working with our law enforcement partners to hold accountable the people involved in this property crime.

– George Gascon

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are working with our law enforcement partners and the chiefs of all the various agencies in L.A. County to help in providing them ways to have upward deviations in bail for repeat offenders, and that includes auto theft.

– Alex Bastian

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This is clearly pouring cold water on individual FBI agents in the field, if this is interpreted to mean give Chinese technology theft cases a lower priority, it's going to be a disaster.

– Michael Pillsbury

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It is no different than Watergate, except a much more important location, it is the same theft—just modern day.

– Fifth Avenue

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Our state is drastically out of balance now. Families need to feel safe when they’re walking their kids to school or walking to the car after work, homelessness is exploding. Crime is on the rise. I hear every single day how innocent Californians are being attacked or being the victims of theft.

– Kevin Faulconer

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Anyone who has followed US-China trade closely over the past 20 years can tell President Joe Biden that until the fundamental issues are addressed -- things like China's state-owned enterprises, massive government subsidies, intellectual property theft, lax labor and environmental laws -- the massive trade gap will remain.

– Scott Paul

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I’m not aware that she called me an idiot… at least she did not say that to me, in her heart, I believe she is trying her best. That said, we are both passionate individuals and have different views of how to deal with theft. I can report that there was nothing I said that in any way was foolish! I simply wanted to know what her future plans were going forward!

– Joe Perillo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The anatomy of these attacks show they are more aggressive, dangerous and happening more frequently, when I talk to retail loss prevention veterans, the best comparison they come up with is what crime was like in New York in the 1970s. But even then, it was more street robberies and not like retail theft as brazen as this.

– Cory Lowe

Found on CNN
2 years ago

At the precinct level, someone comes in for a petty theft, we're at the policing level, you identify that they have a mental health issue, instead of locking them up -- let's defer prosecution, let's have a local community-based organization that deals with mental health illnesses handle it right at the precinct -- that's the coordination that we need, there's no reason to put someone( with) mental health illness in Rikers Island, Rikers Island's Rikers Island.

– Eric Adams

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The issue of crime and violence is top of mind all throughout not only the state of California but across the United States, highlighted recently by some high-profile retail theft operations.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We also got to push retailers. Some of the retailers downtown and [on] Michigan Avenue, I will tell you, I'm disappointed that they are not doing more to take safety and make it a priority. For example, we still have retailers that won't institute plans like having security officers in their stores, making sure that they've got cameras that are actually operational, locking up their merchandise at night. Chaining high-end bags, these purses seem to be something that is attracting a lot of attention on these organized retail theft units.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The small-scale theft of food escalated into mass looting of warehouses across Kombolcha in recent days, reportedly by elements of the Tigrayan forces and some members of the local population, such harassment of humanitarian staff by armed forces is unacceptable. It undermines the ability of the United Nations and all of our humanitarian partners to deliver assistance when it is most needed.

– Stephane Dujarric

Found on CNN
2 years ago

These purses can be something that is attracting a lot of organized retail theft units. the bottom line here is the left is lying to us, and that's why this is happening.

– Judge Jeanine Pirro

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We still have retailers that won't institute plans like having security officers in their stores, making sure that they've got cameras that are actually operational, locking up their merchandise at night, chaining high-end bags, these purses can be something that is attracting a lot of organized retail theft units.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Smash and grab has replaced Christmas shopping in California, thanks to Democrats who have created a culture of theft in San Francisco and across the state. Criminals know there are little or no consequences for their actions. Until Democrats get serious about joining with Republicans to support better policies and public safety officials, surging crime and chaos will continue to be the status quo.

– Jessica Millan Patterson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

A lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out, i believe it’s a Walgreens in California cited it, but the data didn’t back it up.

– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

While intervening in a vehicle theft in Cherbourg, two police officers were injured.

– French Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The Montanos have now been victimized again by an alleged break-in and theft to Julian’s family home.

– Chelsea Monahan

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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