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In lugnet.mediawatch, Andrew Bulthaupt wrote:
> William A. Swanberg, the inventory admin on Bricklink was arrested for switching
> UPCs on Lego sets. Full story here:
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> http://www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff/media/win_100k.htm
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> "WASHINGTON COUNTY - - Early this morning (11/17/05), members of the Washington
> County Interagency Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement Team (FITE), along with
> members of the Regional Computer Forensics Lab, served a search warrant on a van
> parked in the Target parking lot located at 10075 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy.
> The owner of the van was alleged to have stolen over $115,000.00 worth of Lego’s
> from the Target Corporation and then sold the toys on eBay.
>
> William A. Swanberg
> Detectives questioned a man they suspected of cheating Target stores in five
> western states out of over $150,000.00. William A. Swanberg, 40, was detained by
> Target security officers after he purchased ten boxes of the Star Wars
> Millennium Falcon Lego set. Detectives say that Swanberg had developed a method
> to replace the bar code on the more expensive Millennium Falcon set with one
> from a less expensive Lego set. He purchased the Lego’s at a greatly reduced
> price and then sold them on eBay for close to the retail price.
>
> Target identified the scam after Swanberg allegedly committed the same crime in
> Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. Target loss prevention agents had been on
> the lookout for Swanberg after their corporate office notified them that he
> might be in the Portland Area. When Detectives contacted Swanberg at the Target
> store he didn’t want to talk to them about his activities. Detectives obtained a
> search warrant for Swanberg’s newer model Ford E-350 van and served it at
> approximately 4:00 a.m. this morning. They recovered 56 Star Wars Millennium
> Falcon Lego sets valued at approximately $99 each, 22 other miscellaneous Lego
> sets, and 5 Harry Potter Lego sets from the van which are thought to have been
> stolen from other Target stores in the area. Detectives also seized a notebook
> computer where Swanberg identified Target stores in the area and plotted their
> locations on mapping software. Swanberg was lodged in Washington County Jail on
> two counts of Theft I.
>
> In anticipation of the coming Holidays, The FITE Team is encouraging people to
> be especially careful with their financial information. For tips on preventing
> fraud and identity theft visit the FITE web page listed below.
>
> The FITE Team (Fraud & Identity Theft Enforcement) is a multi-agency team
> currently comprised of Detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office
> and the Hillsboro Police Department."
Reposting in several additional groups. This is an important story with
potential impact upon a whole bunch of people.
Thanks for posting the article. I've been reading the comments over at the
Bricklink forum, where the sale/resale aspect may have widespread repercussions.
Dave!
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| I have not met or traded with Bill before. Still, this news shocked me, as if suddenly I discovered that one of my close friends were a criminal. It's sad, sad, sad. Stealing is wrong. Stealing for profit is very wrong. Still, he could have commit (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| William A. Swanberg, the inventory admin on Bricklink was arrested for switching UPCs on Lego sets. Full story here: (URL) COUNTY - - Early this morning (11/17/05), members of the Washington County Interagency Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch) !!
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