Amazon employees in Ajax have been accused of stealing $2 million worth of merchandise
Police say they seized $250,000 in electronics and $50,000 in cash
We’ve covered Amazon founder and fourth-richest-guy-in-the-world Jeff Bezos this week, and in a separate story, we’ve covered stealing. In today’s news, a combination of both.
As reported by CP24, employees at an Amazon fulfillment centre in Ajax face charges after allegations of theft. Durham Regional Police claim the employees stole around $2 million worth of merchandise from the online retailer’s warehouse.
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Four people from Scarborough have been arrested as well as one individual from Newmarket. They have all been charged with possession of property obtained by crime for the purpose of trafficking, and two face charges of fraud and theft.
Amazon’s loss prevention team had contacted police to allege that the theft operation took place over two years. After an investigation, police say they seized $250,000 in electronics and $50,000 in cash.
So maybe that’s where your missing packages have been.
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Carly Lewis is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Wired, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, Elle, and Maclean’s, where she is a contributing editor. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards. She reports on city life, culture—including what people do online—politics, art and crime. She received the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth,” an investigative feature about a Canadian teenager who was killed by a man she met on social media, published by Maclean’s.
