Two employees at Macy's in Troy accused of gift-card fraud

Troy — The holiday shopping and shoplifting season has begun, local malls report, and some of the theft is apparently being done by store employees.

In the past week, two workers at Macy's on West Big Beaver Road have been arrested for embezzlement after investigations found they were using their jobs to illegally enrich themselves with store gift cards, according to police.

Tuesday, a 26-year-old Sterling Heights man employed at the store was arrested after it was found he had loaded $520 onto gift cards without paying for the cards, which were used to buy store merchandise, according to police.

On Nov. 10, a 19-year-old Detroit woman was arrested after it was found she had loaded $700 on a Macy's gift card without putting any money in the register, authorities said. The woman had used the card to purchase clothing and a purse, according to police.

By Mike Martindale
From The Detroit News:

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