2012 — Staples: A Staples cashier is accused of using a skimming…
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A Staples cashier is accused of using a skimming device to obtain the credit card information of customers. She is also accused of selling the numbers to another party. A total of $181,000 in fraudulent credit card purchases resulted from the breach. The dishonest employee faces two felonies for criminal possession of a forgery device and first-degree scheme to defraud. She also faces 50 counts of unlawful possession of personal identification and 50 counts of petite larceny.
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