The biggest thefts of which Apple has been the victim do not go unnoticed, let alone go unpunished. Yet criminals seduced by devices with the bitten apple logo risk committing the same crime over and over again. This time, a subject was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing iPhones and Macs from several Apple Stores in Texas.
Thefts from the Apple Store in Texas, and in general from any other store, make no sense, considering that the device is stuck when leaving the store. Surely, ignoring this security measure, a man belonging to a shoplifting network in several cities stole 25 iPhones, MacBooks and iPads from the company. Apple Store in Little Rock, Texas.
Man loses his freedom for robbing an Apple Store
The group of men stole a total of 18 iPhones, six Macbooks and an iPad, worth $ 26,445. The five grabbed the objects and fled. In addition to the first convict. Three other defendants are awaiting trial on charges of theft and commercial theft. According to the police report.
Apple officials said The men were part of a suspected group of robberies in six cities in Texas: Dallas, Plano, Austin, Houston, Frisco and San Antonio, as well as Oklahoma City and Ridgeland, Mississippi, show court documents.
The 20-year-old subject sentenced to two years in prison and whose identity is still unknown will not only have to pay two years in prison. Once you get out of jail you will need to return the money to Apple and serve the remainder of the four-year sentence on probation.
