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Published on: January 5, 2023

Man Used “Office Space” Scam to Steal from Employer

A software engineer from Seattle who was reportedly largely influenced by the movie “Office Space” is facing charges after he allegedly pilfered over $300,000 from his former employer by editing the software.

Last Spring, Zulily.com noticed that there was an issue with the way their checkout system was operating.

According to reports, they learned that some of the charges from purchases and shipping fees were incorrect. They also found that the price of some of their merchandise had been lowered.

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Published on: November 28, 2021

Sticky-Fingered Walmart Shopper Arrested for Laptop Turn On

by Staycie R. Sena

A man in a Louisiana Walmart was accused of using a laptop in their store to view porn and publicly pleasure himself.

Early in the evening on November 19, a patron of a West Monroe Walmart went to the electronics section and began to peruse the laptops.

The shopper reportedly stationed himself in front of one of the machines and began to utilize its functions.

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Published on: August 26, 2019

Child Porn Found on Sticky Laptop at Best Buy

by Staycie R. Sena

When a man brought his broken laptop to Best Buy for service last August, the technicians working with the files on the machine believed he was storing pictures depicting sexual content containing very young children and reported him to the authorities.

Des Moines resident Robert Leo Watson found that his laptop was no longer functioning after he had a mishap and spilled gravy on the keyboard of the electronic device.

On August 11, 2018, Watson reportedly went to the local Best Buy and bought a new computer to replace the one he had rendered defective. While he was there 54-year-old Watson reportedly decided he would pay the Geek Squad a fee to have the information stored on the old machine moved to the new one.

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Published on: April 28, 2019

Son Took $166k From Disabled Mom For Online Eroticism

by Staycie R. Sena

A man has been accused of appropriating more than $166,000 from his nonagenarian mother’s credit and bank accounts to purchase sexual items and online sex shows.

Shaun Joseph, 59, and his 91-year-old mother were residing together in a home in Dayton, Ohio. Joseph was caring for the daily needs of his mom, as she had become increasingly unable to do so for herself due to escalating dementia and failing eyesight.

At the start of December 2018, family members came to the Joseph household for a visit and felt that something might be amiss with the way the caregiving was being provided. They reportedly found the woman unkempt and unable to communicate, and they attributed her decline to a lack of proper care from Joseph.

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