Two men have been charged with an old-fashioned crime, but with a high-tech twist - fencing thousands of dollars in stolen goods through the Internet auction site eBay. Mr Theodore Armstrong (31), and Mr Neil Schultz (30), were arraigned on racketeering and fraud charges this week in Jackson County, in south-central Michigan. Each faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Police said the pair shoplifted $40,000 in merchandise from Meijer discount stores in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, then sold about half of it on eBay to buyers around the world.
Mr Stewart Thompson: vice- chairman, IFG
