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Retailers rail against shoplifting rings - Organized crime has struck again in Southern Nevada and this time, its victim is the retail industry. These criminals are not involved with drugs, prostitution or money laundering, but disappearing inventory with losses the industry says totals billions of dollars. Business Press undated

Welfare Fraud - Rampant fraud is costing California taxpayers as much as $1.5 billion a year -- half of the welfare money it pays to needy families for child care, officials say. LA Daily News undated

Gypsies: the Usual Suspects - The detectives weren't studying run-of-the-mill scam artists. Their target was the Rom, tagged with a reputation as criminals, fairly or not. LA Times 01/30/2006

Self-Proclaimed "Gypsies" Bilking Tusconans" Self-proclaimed "Gypsies" who were bilking Tusconans arrested in Tucson. KOLD News 13 undated