A “prolific” organized retail thief was sentenced to years in jail after being convicted of stealing products worth more than one million dollars in Arizona, as well as in other states. The thief was sentenced to serve an extended period in prison.
Juan Ambriz-Rincon will be sentenced to three and a half years in prison and will be required to pay restitution for $300,000. This information was released by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on June 20.
“Rather than being gainfully employed, this criminal made it his full-time job to steal over one million dollars from retail stores and then resell the stolen merchandise,” said Rachel Mitchell, the attorney for Maricopa County.
In April, Ambriz-Rincon entered a guilty plea to multiple counts of crime. These counts include charges of trafficking in stolen property, possession of dangerous substances, and theft from retail establishments that are planned and coordinated.
“Although the crimes were committed in several states, the victim company asked MCAO to prosecute here because of MCAO’s expertise in organized retail theft cases,” according to the county attorney’s office’s announcement.
According to MCAO, the only store that was targeted by the thefts was The Home Depot.
Across the country, organized retail crime continues to exert pressure on The Home Depot, which continues to feel the pressure. Sean Browne, senior manager of Organized Retail Crime at The Home Depot, stated that the effort made by Rachel Mitchell and her team is essential to ensuring that we can reverse this developing trend in Maricopa County.
Source: Fox29
