Police Charge Pair with Stealing Cooking Oil From Burger King in Cheshire Town

Police charge pair with stealing cooking oil from Burger King in Cheshire town

Cheshire Police charge Rumen and Iliya Nikolov with allegedly stealing cooking oil from Burger King in Runcorn on June 19; pair face first…

Criminals are stealing used cooking oil from restaurants. Here’s why

In mid-September, 19 defendants were charged over an alleged theft – not of drugs, guns or jewels, but leftover cooking oil

Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure

A restaurant owner looks at a tank for collecting used cooking oil. Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors recently described an interstate criminal enterprise with all the trappings of organized crime: clandestine warehouses, money laundering and stolen goods transported across state lines. The mid-September 2026 announcement stated that 19 defendants faced charges; two had just pleaded guilty, while the remainder are slated…

Police charge pair with stealing cooking oil from Burger King in Runcorn

Cheshire Police charge Rumen and Iliya Nikolov with allegedly stealing cooking oil from Burger King in Runcorn on June 19; pair face first…

Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure

by Edward D. Melillo, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal prosecutors recently described an interstate criminal enterprise with all the trappings of organized...