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Millionaire Caught Shoplifting From Kmart in... Florida

8,091 2,445 April 10, 2019 at 12:17 AM
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Andrew Lippi, 59, was accused of stealing about $300 worth of household goods from a Kmart in Key West, where police said he purchased various items between March 30 and April 4, replaced them with cheaper items and returned them for a refund. Lippi made headlines last week when he purchased Thompson Island, a private estate formerly owned by the philanthropist and developer Edward B. Knight, for $8 million.
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ProfessorChaos
04-10-2019 at 12:36 AM.
04-10-2019 at 12:36 AM.
How do ya think he got rich in the first place?
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04-10-2019 at 02:48 AM.
04-10-2019 at 02:48 AM.
Quote from ProfessorChaos :
How do ya think he got rich in the first place?

Or better, how about the zillionaires that brag about how hard they have to work for their zillions.....really?
Cry me a river.....
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04-10-2019 at 02:50 AM.
04-10-2019 at 02:50 AM.
It begs the question what cheaper items? One item was allegedly a Kerug coffee machine.
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04-10-2019 at 02:53 AM.
04-10-2019 at 02:53 AM.
"In another case, Lippi is accused of buying a Keurig coffee machine for $150 and then returning for a full refund a box containing a basketball.

Police said Kmart employees noticed the box had a basketball inside instead of the coffee machine and contacted the loss prevention officer." Roll
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04-10-2019 at 06:26 AM.
04-10-2019 at 06:26 AM.
That almost seems like he was trying to be caught.
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Novakingwai
04-10-2019 at 06:55 AM.
04-10-2019 at 06:55 AM.
People often have the misconception that criminals are trained experts like in the movies. Like they're going to rob the place with a planned heist including blueprints of the building and exact schedules of all the employees.

Fact is, most crimes (especially minor shoplifting) are spontaneous. I worked on a military base for years and have seen officers steal $20 DVDs, risking their career and civil and federal charges.

I understand this was obviously premeditated (if true that he switched items and it's not just the Kmart employees trying to make headlines), but criminals come from all walks of life. It's just the richer ones usually try to sweep it under the rug.
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04-10-2019 at 09:08 AM.
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Quote from Novakingwai :
People often have the misconception that criminals are trained experts like in the movies. Like they're going to rob the place with a planned heist including blueprints of the building and exact schedules of all the employees.

Fact is, most crimes (especially minor shoplifting) are spontaneous. I worked on a military base for years and have seen officers steal $20 DVDs, risking their career and civil and federal charges.

I understand this was obviously premeditated (if true that he switched items and it's not just the Kmart employees trying to make headlines), but criminals come from all walks of life. It's just the richer ones usually try to sweep it under the rug.
Yes, and people probably haven't heard about this one, but recently a guy got caught after paying off his co-conspirators with a personal check for $3500. Lucky for him, he was in a special class protected from prosecution.
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04-10-2019 at 11:51 AM.
04-10-2019 at 11:51 AM.
Wow, thanks for the warning. I was just about to go there & try returning my Keurig in a basketball box.
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04-10-2019 at 01:46 PM.
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He has to shoplift so he has enough bribe money to get his kids
in a good college.
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04-10-2019 at 04:49 PM.
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Quote from sssyw :
Yes, and people probably haven't heard about this one, but recently a guy got caught after paying off his co-conspirators with a personal check for $3500. Lucky for him, he was in a special class protected from prosecution.
Various city officials had "tried the suspect in the media" before he ever got to a court room and that's why they had let him off the charges, the city officials were just as dumb as their suspect!
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04-10-2019 at 07:49 PM.
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First person I ever caught shoplifting was an RN. She was going for makeup.

Large bags of shredded cheese and Tide detergent are some of the most stolen items
at the local supermarket according to employees.
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04-10-2019 at 08:19 PM.
04-10-2019 at 08:19 PM.
Ya need something to munch on after those Tide Pod challenges....
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04-10-2019 at 08:57 PM.
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hemorrhoid cream is another big one, seniors risk losing food stamps and public housing.
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04-11-2019 at 02:09 PM.
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We saw an elderly man shoplifting soup and let him go. He obviously wasn't doing it for the thrill.
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