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Fold, Spindle, Mutilate[Previous entry: "Dobson site denies lobbying Norton for Abramoff"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "VEEP DOO-DOO"] 03/10/2006:"Friday Night Surprise: White House Aide Caught In Shoplifting Scheme"
President Bush’s domestic policy advisor, Claude A. Allen, has resigned to spend more time with his family, the White House said. Many were skeptical of the White House’s explanation. It turns out the suspicions were justified: Allen was arrested yesterday and charged in a “retail theft scheme.” From the police report: The Target Loss Prevention Manger contacted Montgomery County Police and through the police investigation it was learned that Allen had been receiving refunds in an amount exceeding $5,000 during last year. Some of the fraudulent returns were made at Target stores and some at Hecht’s stores. He would buy items, take them out to his car, and return to the store with the receipt. He would select the same items he had just purchased, and then return them for a refund. Allen is known to have conducted approximately 25 of these types of refunds, having the money credited to his credit cards. 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