Mafia Takes Over Publicly Traded Company
As Occupy Wall Street protestors chant about the criminals in the boardroom, actual thieves have spent years quietly running FirstPlus Financial, a Texas-based, publicly traded corporation.
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More Theft in Store for Retailers, Survey Says
The Retail Industry Leaders Association on Thursday reported a nationwide increase this year in shoplifting, calling the fight to stop store crime "an uphill battle." The group blamed an expanding black market for the rise in organized shoplifting crimes.