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Tom Tiffany: “Eight different suspects committing theft via credit card to…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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'Does This Sound Plausible?': Tom Tiffany Reads Out 'Staggering' Stats On Organized Retail Theft

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

19 different teams of Romani suspects, some people refer, or some people refer to them as gypsies across the Midwest stealing electrical breakers. $165,000. 20, 24. Eight different suspects committing theft via credit card to the tune of $224,000 at 46 locations. A total of 107 individual police reports. Only three have been arrested. 20, 25, 209 separate instances of rental equipment theft, theft. 128 different stores, $350,000 loss. Is this plausible? (00:37–00:47)

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