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Article: Leading Coalition Applauds Legislation to Protect Consumers From Organized Retail Crime.
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- Diabetes Week
- Article date:
- July 28, 2008
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New legislation to fight organized retail crime will protect consumers and benefit legitimate online sellers by making it a federal felony to engage in organized retail crime, the Coalition Against Organized Retail Crime said (see also Coalition Against Organized Retail Crime).
"This new legislation is a long overdue effort to bring U.S. criminal law into the 21st century," said Al Thompson, vice president for global supply chain at the Retail Industry Leaders Association. "Organized retail crime is a serious and growing national problem. Sophisticated rings of thieves, who steal billions of dollars a year, don't care about jeopardizing the health and safety of ...