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They stroll in like regular shoppers, then scramble out lugging bags filled and arms full of stolen goods.
Did it ever occur to you that all these crazy shoplifting stories... And it was a brazen burglary in broad daylight. ...are actually connected? The California mom is the alleged ringleader behind an $8 million retail theft ring. She's the antithesis of what you would expect to be the head of an organized retail theft operation. What I am surprised at is the level of sophistication...
This season on Queen of the Con, I'm going deep undercover. Hi, how are you? Good. I'm looking for a toupee. Like, realistic. It's hard to visualize you with hair. To
to connect the dots and expose a world hiding in plain sight. It's 100% human trafficking. She was using her power to coerce them. I haven't gotten caught stealing. So you can make $1,000 a day shoplifting? Yeah. It's all a big pyramid with the shoplifting queen at the very top. But I managed to track her down.
Just wanted to see if you'd be interested in talking to me about charges and stuff that's going on. No, I have no comment. Is there a chance she's innocent? Yes. But this mother of all shoplifters has a truly bizarre backstory. She may have stolen half of my wedding cake. What? And she executes all her crimes from an exclusive Tuscan-style palace on a hill. We're walking around the perimeter of the house now.
Make sure to hit that subscribe button so the first episode of this incredible story pops up when it's released. I hear the cops. Dude, I think we should go. Let's roll. Running from the cops. Listen to Queen of the Con Season 6, The California Girls, premiering September 12th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Gosh, if I was one of those California girls, I'd be sweating.
