14 charged in $20 MILLION retail theft ring bust in Miami-Dade

More than a dozen suspects are facing charges in connection with a retail theft ring in Miami-Dade that has caused more than $20 million in losses this year alone, authorities said.
The 14 suspects who targeted at least 20 different retailers are facing charges following "Operation On the Fence," Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said at a news conference Monday.
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[@SeniorMoostacho]

Charged or arrested means nothing if you do not prosecute.

[@briansullivan1621]

These people will do anything to not have to work a job & be civilized & responsible

[@julianjessepe4255]

black

[@julianjessepe4255]

@RumbleFish69 we just call them ns

[@julianjessepe4255]

Yeah there's no turning them back, what's worse, they think it's racial when you don't want anything to do with them, that's crazy, get it America, that's why it's a Hazzard to introduce any of them in your lives.

[@RumbleFish69]

@julianjessepe4255 No, you call them that. And, I'm not stupid, I am quite aware that proportionately and per capita, black people are responsible for more of every crime outside of white collar crimes. I'm also aware that black people make up a greater majority of incarceration in both the male and female categories. In fact, more than all other races combined. I am aware that systemically, black people are criminally driven more times than not. However, my point was that there were plenty of white faces in this particular bust. And, do you see what else I did there? I made your point, even better than you did, and I did it without having to reduce myself to name-calling or making myself look like a racist a-hole!

[@KingGogh]

​@julianjessepe4255 doesn't matter what you call them lol. It doesn't change or erase the fact 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@thejusticeization]

Keeping the stereotypes alive

[@user-mf2fd6dq8x]

Jewish History Month now😂😂😂😂

[@amarilloaristocrat8435]

Thirteen percent of the population, hard at work again.

[@zachary7647]

​@@amarilloaristocrat8435 I don't know looks like 3 people in charge of actually selling the goods are White, and the petty thieves aren't so..... Seem behind every crime is a mastermind.

[@DjTIMEJD]

@@amarilloaristocrat8435along with 29 percent and 30 percent of the population. But of course you ignore that.

[@amarilloaristocrat8435]

@DjTIMEJD , what I'm referring to is , why is 13% of the population committing 60% of the crime?

[@robvee532]

Only 1 deceased? Thats disappointing.

[@user-et5qs2en4c]

🤣😂🤣❗️👍

[@seanmerisier1811]

The problem is most of them will be back on the streets tomorrow morning.

[@AngkorianChildSoldier]

Hopefully the judge won't play games with Restorative Justice Craps!

[@chrisd_man2156]

You mean the alleged criminals will be on the streets before the police finish writing their useless reports????

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

Probably several times since.

[@tubs6199]

Not in Florida

[@tomleykisfan7280]

Same group and outcome worldwide. Not all people are created equal.

[@neverendingmods]

And judges have already released every one of these criminals on bond\bail.

[@jeanettesmith765]

I don't think Florida is very lenient.

[@oldschool1993]

It is so encouraging to see diversity now being brought into crime. Previously the perps would have all been one group, but they have now included more diverse races in the organization. We can only hope that they will have the opportunity to move up into management positions and the females will not encounter the dreaded glass ceiling.

[@nwatson2773]

😆😆😅😅😅😂

[@achildsheart4658]

Not true… blacks gang violence , whites cults and touching boys, Asian freak massages and counterfeits, Hispanics theives but yes now everyone is working together

[@jamesgradys3885]

This asa hole lol

[@kencopeland3471]

Lol

[@Dakid015]

Hahaha nice one 😂

[@ironbowtie]

Putting a 20 million dollar dent in a 112 billion dollar problem.

[@buymymovie]

U gotta start somewhere.. this was a huge ring

[@bamboosho0t]

$45B.

[@chrisallen9303]

I'm surprised NBC6 actually showed the faces of the not so DIVERSE gang.

[@letssee9]

I was thinking the same thing, then I looked at the gang hierarchy. Interesting.

[@nwatson2773]

The masterminds were WHYTE and the worker bees were BLK.@@letssee9

[@achildsheart4658]

Slow as hell it’s a chart it was diverse . Dude definitely didn’t pass math . It was a chart😂

[@letssee9]

@@achildsheart4658 lol!

[@josephinetracy1485]

Beware of Homo Erectus

[@mapcec593]

90% blacks, 5% south-americans, 5% white

[@chinadoll534]

Your delusional. Blacks don’t have money. The ring leaders are white. Stop showing your ignorance

[@PretzelCrackers]

Agreed.

[@DineroSucio754]

Degenerate comment

[@tomleykisfan7280]

Same group and outcome worldwide. Not all people are created equal.

[@mapcec593]

@@tomleykisfan7280 100% true

[@DdDd-pk4pu]

AND NOW AMERICA HAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ANIMALS‼️😡

[@SillyBillies1]

Why the caps lock, r u trying to yell😂😅

[@user-vj2ng5el9r]

Disproportionately terrorizing the public everyday.

[@josephinetracy1485]

It's not exactly "the color of their skin"..... notice the facial features and bone structure.... that's Homo Erectus!

[@bobbylincoln6949]

Has anyone asked what happens to all the retail items that were seized what happens to it?

[@winthropbaker5494]

Sold on ebay

[@chrisd_man2156]

60% to almost 99% depending upon the category, end up on Ebay,...FACT. @@winthropbaker5494

[@keikei3301]

They try to figure out where it was stolen from and return it to the retailer, that’s what one investigation is doing but not sure what this one is gonna do

[@ItsWhoIAmItsHowILive]

When you scan the barcode you can tell what store it came from. I learned that from returning baby clothes.

[@jeanettesmith765]

The items are returned to the stores.

[@onoT-n6c]

Must be around election time.

[@Art-ph3tu]

Desatan wants the votes.

[@rockyGonnaHurtYou]

I promise you this won't reduce a penny from the price tag. What a bunch of rubbish

[@RR-bz1gx]

So you support retail theft?

[@jasonfox6013]

That's what happens when your security guard just stands there watching them walk away

[@stobbinsboy]

Ignorant reply.

[@OkieTeacher918]

They aren’t legally allowed to intervene.

[@chrisallen9303]

Imagine that.....

[@josephinetracy1485]

Homo Erectus at war with Homo Sapien

[@rockyGonnaHurtYou]

Modern day mafia Lmfaoo someone is trying too hard to get a raise

[@user-et5qs2en4c]

This is costing American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year , how much longer are we as hard working American Taxpayers going to put up with this BS❓🤬

[@lovelife3809]

Good now California needs to do the same thing, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia

[@bamboosho0t]

They just busted Michelle Mack, a lily-white soccer mom in suburban California, running an $8M organized theft ring in California across 12 US states. You don't get $45B in retail theft annually through arresting petty criminals. This is a hierarchal, sophisticated business operation.

[@relaxationstation7374]

👀 These are the people that strong, totally independent women have spent the last 50 plus years vehemently claiming that they can raise children better all by themselves without a man! 👀

[@BlackPantherStudios]

Multiple petty theft occasions will land you in jail with a permanent criminal record of a misdemeanor. That is why many businesses have surveillance cameras to build a case on people who steal their merchandise. Great video 📸👍📸

[@VolcanoKing-dj5px]

Well of course they were able to get away with this, store employees have to just stand there and watch them all walk out the door with whatever they want. Such a weird world we live in now.

[@SuperMassman]

COMPANY POLICY IS: DO NOT ENGAGE.. anyone who does will be terminated

[@smcfarland7089]

And I am not going to risk myself for a product that is owned by a big corporation that could care less about me

[@davestir5743]

And anyone buying this stolen product should be held to the same level as the person who stole it...especially if you know it has been stolen and sold to you at a huge discount. The high prices are because they have to cover the loss of the stolen product....dummy.@@markwred-kz1iq

[@davestir5743]

Why would you risk getting shot or stabbed for product from a company that doesn't pay you a living wage? And if it is more than one person, it would be even dumber to do so.

[@quasar4472]

​@SuperMassman yep thats a fact. Also my life isn't worth a multi-billion company who may not pay for my potential injuries plus getting fired. The only thing some places do is have actual police officers by the company/retail stores so if anything happens the police can engage and stop them by hand. That's the only solution for us.

[@somethingvisceral2003]

Give them all 25 years in prison without parole

[@steveb9525]

In a RICO case, if you go down the guidelines, the sentence for $20,000,000.00 should be life in prison for these sociopath scumbags.

[@MrBobochow]

So you’re telling me the stuff on Amazon is stolen and we’re part of the problem buying from the company.

[@TropicoDreams]

Absolutely, especially when it comes to simple items you can get at a CVS, makeup, razors, you name it.

[@blaiseandthebambina]

I don’t really care where it came from. I’m buying it from a reputable company. It is there responsibility and the cops responsibility to stop crime. I’m a consumer with my own damn problems to worry about. That’s why I’m paying sales tax.

[@chrisd_man2156]

That sales TAX is funding this issue. That sales tax like so many failed liberal social problems and their solutions are the problem,...feel free to name one democratic legislation that has created a better world and solved an issue. Just about every democratic liberal solution has increased: poverty, unemployment, racial issues, etc, etc, etc,.... @@blaiseandthebambina

[@alexanderreyes6546]

Keep them in jail for 30 years without parole and we won't have these problems in society but all of these thieves will be on the streets the very next day it is really sad they should be punished to the fullest

[@johnnygavin3654]

I think the sentencing will be very different than the one in LA.

[@GregMoress]

What I'm noticing is an almost complete lack of diversity.

[@ericsnow2069]

It's consist with crime worldwide. At the bottom plenty of brownie with whip cream on the top.

[@josephinetracy1485]

Homo Erectus strikes again

[@masguapoako]

*Wait, this type of thing happens in Red States too*

[@RandomIndie]

Yeah it happens in every state, but the people all look the same.

[@chinadoll534]

@@RandomIndie 😂

[@chinadoll534]

@@RandomIndie not in that line up. They don’t resemble eachother

[@blaiseandthebambina]

People think that states run stuff. It’s the leaders of large cities and they are more and more blue these days, no matter if the state is or not.

[@jmfia2391]

​@@RandomIndie i see 3 wyte pipo. Check those eyes!

[@markneely7286]

I bet that white girl walks funny 😂

[@MrBobochow]

I thought they were doing the interview at the lottery office.

[@MrBobochow]

When will they go after Amazon ?

[@GoEatSum]

On god, they never do but Amazon is enabling for years

[@basilodira4423]

What happens after the arrest? 80% of the time they are released back in the streets.

[@Tri-Stone]

Watching from Atlanta, GA.

[@LexCinnabon]

Those two little cops look the toughest.

[@beverlylinder6748]

Who cares 😒

[@Pakman0812]

Right nobody care let people get some money and they're be less crimes lower living,water, and lights and it'll be OK for Americans keep raising everything and it causes the murder rate and crime rate to increase

[@M0J0HAND]

Was that the chief or assistant chief with her bling all bedazzled in pink? What an embarrassment.

[@chinadoll534]

Hey that’s the way of the world.

[@PassengerFifty7]

If you want silly 💩, 0 accountability, and a mockery of order and tradition. They are always ready to take on that job😉

[@chrisd_man2156]

Ebay. That is all you need to know.

[@zoomanx9661]

Arland Cata got his snot box rocked

[@paanne1013]

🤣🤣🤣

[@benjidollaz305]

Did not hurt Amazon

[@kumaquattro-le1vk]

Almost all of them are the usual suspects !!

[@chrislynch8914]

These people should start their own security firm!

[@cherylb2008]

Oh boy, the diversity of those criminals, sticks out like a sore thumb

[@georgetsetsakos6088]

shhhhh... lest you be labelled a racist!

[@chinadoll534]

Yeah wyt folks

[@itsjuliam]

Yeah. Good to see some white people on there

[@chinadoll534]

@@itsjuliam they are the biggest thief because no one is looking/watching them

[@samidan91]

Well, let's be sure there was one white person there LO.L

[@peterherrera7566]

If they are selling on Amazon then Amazon should be scanning retail goods sent to their warehouse for distribution.

[@chrisd_man2156]

Amazon is the biggest scam perpetrated upon America since selling fake stocks in the 1920s'.

[@SynZ777]

Not all things from amazon are packed and fulfilled by amazon, you can set up a third party shop and sell like you would ebay.

[@Johnny-ng6xz]

Hmmm..where is BLM?

[@winn305]

Terrorizing walmart😮

[@LovelyArcade-ut7gn]

At what time during these allegations,that an employee were held up with a knife

[@walte153]

But... but... they were hungry. They were taking bread to feed their children. It'll only be "a great day" if these people are jailed... and not released on "probation." How many of these fine folks have been arrested in the past... and got a pat on the wrist?

[@SillyBillies1]

Diversity strikes again

[@josephinetracy1485]

Homo Erectus up to their old tricks

[@ericc.1570]

Florida doesn't play around. The rest of the United States needs to follow suit. And fukc Amazon.

[@jeffreybishop9478]

Where does the stolen goods confiscated go?

[@justmyopinion3764]

I am a staunch supporter of law enforcement, but I don't like when agencies take curtain calls during press conferences they pack themselves into. Of course the work they do is important and very much appreciated, but so is the work of doctors, teachers, waste collectors, etc., and they don't go on tv to pat themselves on the back. Just my unsolicited opinion!

[@acajudi100]

I am 81 and enjoy living in Queretaro, Mexico for the last 2 years. Over 61 years visiting Mexico, mainly Acapulco. I traveled the world on my own dime and all 50 USA states. GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH. LIVE ALONE! NEVER SHACK< MARRY OR HAVE BABIES. INVADERS! GET OUT. MOVE TO MEXICO. SENDING WARMTH FROM QUERETARO. Happy I moved to Queretaro in 2021 at 79 for 70% less expensive and safer. PRAYERS sent to my 1942 birth city CHICAGO from Queretaro since 2021. I know that cold weather big time. Thank God for the safety and warmth of this city. RIP. DO NOT ALLOW THE INVADERS TO DESTROY YOU.

[@cmay4242]

RICO charges for retail theft. I bet people will stop now.

[@omnomthebeast]

yea but nobody beats the gov mafia !!!!!

[@stewartlynch1284]

There are 15 mugshots in that clip.

[@user-ii5qm4qt2j]

All are family members, what about the kids.

[@george123-ni1sx]

I would have never guessed by just looking at them.

[@briansullivan1621]

Black Friday

[@ts128]

They will let them out and do it again

[@hollywoodjoe3259]

Welfare just ain’t cutting it anymore

[@SuperMosesfly]

There is only an operation cos the law enforcers did nothing to stop it in the first place. Imagine when this all began and the people got caught and punished harshly, would it become a trend? Would any thugs go "hey this look easy let's do it"?

[@lgwappo]

In a blue state they would just let them all go.

[@rubengarcia5408]

That’s like 15 dollars worth of crap for Walmart.

[@godbluffvdgg]

LOL...What a joke...What about the other 300 cities this crap is happening? This should be a military exercise.

[@SelfTaughtArtist1]

This is domestic terrorism.

[@JRS-iq9pz]

Give them long sentences.

[@marinojerez4517]

Membership like Costco, Sams club and others required to enter the store if coupled with credit card pay as I go technology as I purchase and place my items in my shopping cart> Just brainstorming ideas.

[@fokana1]

Rueben ring leader???

[@bradleyfranke2300]

that embrassing for 14 people charge. what is you think?!! good luck in prison

[@tompastian3447]

How do you know they are going to prison?

[@davidma6616]

Heather Walker seems like she’s struggling a little.

[@TheUssmkl]

Crime pays! Why work and pay taxes.

[@milanimorales2645]

They even got the dead guy

[@buckleywilson165]

Wild, these people do not look like any person I have ever seen working at any business I have ever been at.

[@LouisCasas]

The ringleaders are of course not Black but rather out-of-town snowbirds who tan very well.

[@michaelpalus7929]

They were just collecting their reparations early. Do not demonize them. 😂😂

[@bonesnharmony3422]

will they at least get more than a month in jail?

[@sallybrown4947]

So just the usual suspects.

[@rrosen7370]

Making Florida proud!! Where’s the governor?

[@tompastian3447]

Wrong question, "Where's the governor". You should be asking why judges continue to let these people roam free. If you watch the sheriff who is in charge of the many sex trafficking cases in the Central Florida area, his press conferences detail the people they apprehend, and the wrap sheets these people have are extensive. The governor can't control what judges do after the fact. DeSantis has actually tried to remove prosecutors from office in FL. who failed to do their job. I know an attorney who tells me it's a revolving door in West Palm Beach Fl, where car thieves are often back out on the streets shortly after being caught.

[@MrLamarbanks]

He could care less. He wants to be president of the world😂

[@anotherone-xp9ox]

I NOTICED

[@lcontreras4075]

Los que sufren las familia de ellos , que tristesa ,

[@moebetta6194]

GREED IS A MF

[@shanesorensen7878]

Address income inequality and this won’t happen by means of giving them jobs and reparations.

[@TheStrangeKage]

93 percent black coffee from starbucks

[@Johnny-ng6xz]

MAFIA???##!😂😂😂

[@jasminesands6346]

Keep them in jail ffs

[@Mike-dn7ut]

Pat- I'd like to solve the puzzle....

[@bee4pcgoldrule.007]

I always wonder about some of those eBay sellers

[@performingartsphotography8783]

Elements of this do not surprise me.

[@Mikemikeswehomenow]

and they will be back on the street the next day after being arrested

[@aztecacalendario]

"Day by day a day of reckoning, You're all gonna pay, You can't get away!"

[@user-oz4cc8hk4r]

😳 That is true. People do lose their jobs and the community can not get stores in their neighborhoods. They would have to drive far.

[@justingolem4603]

is that Booker T 5 time 5 time champion or Howard Sterns Beatle juice

[@0505abab]

Lol and his family members

[@slimfineass6203]

Why y’all zoom in on only the black people?

[@chrisyonts9652]

That's racist!

[@GruneD]

No Cubans involved ? 😅

[@jvanek8512]

This is what RICO is for, not that nonsense with Trump

[@winn305]

Well said

[@tanako98]

They think they back in Cuba running an enterprise

[@Themilkmanskid.]

Is this an IQ test? 1:09

[@davisworth5114]

They no doubt had the white people to do the books.