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Members of Bay Area retail theft ring that stole millions plead guilty
LA Times via msn ^ | 03 December 2021 | Richard Winton

Posted on 12/03/2021 11:04:32 PM PST by blueplum

Members of a Bay Area theft ring believed to have stolen merchandise worth millions of dollars from retailers have pleaded guilty in the case and its leader is expected to be sentenced to several years in prison, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Friday....

"Today's announcement should be a warning shot to anyone who is thinking about participating in organized retail theft and committing brazen crimes with no regard for the safety of workers, our businesses and our community. You will be held accountable," Bonta said....

...Along with Drago, Edgar Geovany Robles Morales, Isis Vasquez Villanueva, Jose Villatoro and Michelle Renee Fowler were arrested in September last year...

Fowler was sentenced to three years in state prison, but the judge agreed to spare her.. if she... spends 364 days in San Mateo County jail.

Morales and Villanueva were sentenced to probation. Villatoro was sentenced to probation and 30 days in jail.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; ethnicprivilege; organizedcrime; ronbonta; theft; whatsentences
steal over a million dollars, encourage and fence home invasion takings, never mind those hurt during those home invasions and burglaries and store robberies, and in Mexifornia, Senor Bonta will give you probation. White girl gets a year. Ringleader gets six which is 3 with good behavior. Where's the punishment? Where's the disincentive?
1 posted on 12/03/2021 11:04:32 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

probation probation probation.

Looks more like a warning shot to businesses to move out of those areas.


2 posted on 12/03/2021 11:12:22 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

No law anywhere anymore.


3 posted on 12/03/2021 11:15:50 PM PST by FreeperCell
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To: blueplum
Where's the disincentive?

It doesn’t look like there is any. 👎

4 posted on 12/03/2021 11:26:46 PM PST by Mark17 (USAF ATCer, Retired. Father of USAF pilot. ATCers & pilots, the quintessential elements of aviation)
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To: blueplum; All

So the judges more or less let these people off. Wanna stop this crap? Shoot the criminals in the act of looting, destroying property, and arson.


5 posted on 12/03/2021 11:50:22 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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like the way you think...Too bad most judges don’t


6 posted on 12/04/2021 12:10:54 AM PST by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)
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To: blueplum

Those guys are pros, they shoplift valuable stuff and resell on black market. Huge, mafia like, organization!
They should be put off for a very long time. There should be no mercy to this kind of criminal! But ...


7 posted on 12/04/2021 2:05:43 AM PST by AZJeep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0AHQkryIIs)
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RICO is 20 years (18 if you behave well)...but that takes the feds to step in.


8 posted on 12/04/2021 4:16:01 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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Shoot looters, and don’t get caught.


9 posted on 12/04/2021 4:37:19 AM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: blueplum

But they can still shit in the street right? Asking for a friend....


10 posted on 12/04/2021 5:47:02 AM PST by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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To: DannyTN

Bonta: Blah blah yada yada. When the dust settles and people are looking at another circus, these creeps will get a nice benefit from such anti-punishment boobs.


11 posted on 12/04/2021 6:40:26 AM PST by DPMD ( )
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Bonta: Blah blah yada yada. When the dust settles and people are looking at another circus, these creeps will get a nice benefit from such anti-punishment boobs. Meanwhile, be sure and elect his wife to fill his former assembly seat because she’d have to find a real job if not elected. It’s the family business.


12 posted on 12/04/2021 6:41:31 AM PST by DPMD ( )
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probation = Let’s do it again for more fun and profit!!


13 posted on 12/04/2021 7:53:46 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Cobra64

“So the judges more or less let these people off. Wanna stop this crap? Shoot the criminals in the act of looting, destroying property, and arson.”

I agree with you, but this is California. If you shoot one of them, you will be doing hard time in a prison run by their confederates.


14 posted on 12/04/2021 8:19:28 AM PST by EastTexasTraveler
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To: AZJeep

Dr Phil interviewed a guy on his Thurs show...he has been doing ‘Retail Theft’ for years & reselling the goods.

Was NOT a kid.

He told Phil he makes $250,000 annually.

E-Bay & Craig’s List must be helping all of this.


15 posted on 12/04/2021 8:33:29 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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Expected to be sentenced as soon as they are found

A.P.B.’s in New York Chicago Detroit ...............


16 posted on 12/04/2021 8:39:37 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: blueplum

10 hours of community service as a ballot harvester.


17 posted on 12/04/2021 8:45:29 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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