Texas woman sold stolen goods on eBay for 19 years, feds say. Now she has to pay $3.8M
A Texas woman will serve prison time for her part in an interstate theft ring involving stolen merchandise sold on eBay for about $3.8 million, the Department of Justice said.
Kim Richardson, a 63-year-old Dallas resident, pleaded guilty in December to participating in a theft ring from August 2000 through April 2019. According to the DOJ, Richardson traveled throughout the country, shoplifting items from retail stores and then selling the stolen merchandise to customers on eBay and through direct internet sales. Richardson made $3.8 million from buyers, who sent money to four PayPal accounts linked to her, a news release said.
“She used shoplifting tools to disable security devices and would exit the store by placing the stolen merchandise in a large black bag she carried,” the release said. “Richardson assisted in the sale of the items on the internet as well as packaging and mailing the stolen items.”
Richardson agreed to pay the $3.8 million in restitution and was ordered to serve 54 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
This story was originally published October 2, 2020 at 10:33 AM with the headline "Texas woman sold stolen goods on eBay for 19 years, feds say. Now she has to pay $3.8M."