Offenses of handling goods that others have stolen or evaded tax on, including receiving and possessing stolen property, fencing, organized retail theft rings, and smuggling of cigarettes and liquor. An offense belongs here when the offender deals in goods rather than taking them first. It excludes drug smuggling, which sits in the drug offenses. Entries placed here are Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of Stolen Goods, Fencing, Organized Retail Crime, Cigarette Smuggling and Bootlegging.
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Organized Retail Crime (Wikipedia)
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Organized retail crime (ORC) refers to professional criminal enterprises ranging from regional gangs to international crime rings and other organized crime focusing on retail environments.
Possession of stolen goods (Wikipedia)
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Possession of stolen goods is a crime in which an individual has bought, been given, or acquired stolen goods.
Wikipedia: Fence (criminal)
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A fence, also known as a receiver, mover, or moving man, is an individual who knowingly buys stolen goods in order to later resell them for profit.
USLegal, Inc.: Bootlegging Law and Legal Definition
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Bootlegging is the production, distribution, or reproduction of something illegally, or without proper authorization.
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: Receiving Stolen Property (Wex Legal Dictionary)
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Receiving stolen property is a criminal offense where an individual knowingly possesses property that they know to be stolen, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property .
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: 18 U.S. Code § 2342 - Unlawful acts
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It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to ship, transport, receive, possess, sell, distribute, or purchase contraband cigarettes or contraband smokeless tobacco .
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