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More stupid criminals
>From The Business Journal Online; note the last sentence:
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This is how the alleged [fraud] scheme worked:
Mac Sale International purchased computer equipment from a San Diego
company, which has not been targeted in the indictment nor charged with any
crime.
Mac Sale then gave serial numbers for that equipment to David Cook of
Willingford, Conn.-based Lincoln Computer Corp. and Chris Meyers of
Overland, Kansas-based MacWorks. Those two companies used the serial
numbers to secure dealer rebates, which were split 50-50 with Mac Sale.
Chris Meyers, who no longer is at MacWorks, pleaded guilty to mail fraud
earlier this month.
At the same time, Kaplan allegedly printed false receipts and persuaded
friends, business associates and family members -- four of them children --
to pose as customers who purchased the units. Consumer rebate checks were
sent to those individuals and given to Kaplan.
Apple officials could not be reached for comment on when they first
suspected fraud, but according to court records, some of the dates recorded
for the supposed Macintosh sales occurred before Apple had actually shipped
them out of the factory.
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