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$400,000 worth of lobster stolen en route to Costco stores, shipper says
Thieves impersonated a legitimate carrier to steal $400,000 worth of processed lobster meat, marking the second seafood theft from the Taunton warehouse in December, officials said.
- On Dec. 12, a truckload of about 40,000 pounds of lobster meat worth $400,000 vanished after leaving Lineage Logistics' Taunton shipping facility en route to Costco warehouses in Illinois and Minnesota.
- Dylan Rexing said the loss follows other recent incidents at the same site, including nine truckloads stolen within five days earlier this month and a crab load taken on Dec. 2 at the Taunton shipping facility.
- Criminals impersonated carriers using spoofed emails and burner phones, Rexing alleged they changed truck signage, created counterfeit digital driver's licenses, and disabled GPS tracking with the last location at the warehouse.
- The FBI is investigating in early stages, Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Boiling Point earlier this year, and federal authorities estimate thefts cost the economy $15 billion to $35 billion annually.
- Industry groups warn these thefts will raise prices for consumers, forcing tough decisions and driving up costs that businesses, insurers and retailers will pass on, potentially costing the average American family more than $500 annually.
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