Man admits to $157K retail fraud scheme using ‘magic trick’

A man pleaded guilty to a nationwide retail fraud scheme that involved using sleight-of-hand tricks to steal over $157,000 from a retailer.
A man who admitted to participating in a nationwide retail fraud scheme used a sleight-of-hand trick to steal over $157,000 from a national retailer.
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