FBI CHARGES MEN IN INTER-STATE HAIR PRODUCTS THEFT CASE
January 1st, 2013
THE FEDERAL Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has charged a man for participating in a conspiracy to intercept and steal USD330,000’s worth of L’Oréal haircare products. The FBI claimed the scam was an inter-state sting, with Reynaldo Tapanes, of Miami, admitting in court he conspired with others to divert a consignment of shampoo, mousse, and hair colour gels shipped from Ohio to Florida. There, the products were sent instead to a warehouse in New Jersey for black market sales. “Tapanes… admitted…he and a conspirator received ...
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