"Prosecutors say Marshall Lampkin devised a method to spend Kohl's Cash twice without the company noticing. They said he'd first use the coupon in the store, and then immediately use that same coupon online before the first transaction made its way through the system. Lampkin then returned the items he purchased in the store for a refund in Kohl's Cash, so he could repeat the scam all over again, a Department of Justice press release noted, citing evidence and testimony shown in court."
"As for the items he purchased online, Lampkin had the packages shipped to storage units in St. Louis and a relative's house in Illinois, officials said. He would then sell the merchandise, which included flooring, furniture, small appliances and other items, on Facebook Marketplace. Prosecutors said this happened more than 100 times in 2021 and 2022 at 40 different Kohl's stores, across 13 states."
"After a two-day trial, Lampkin was convicted on five counts of mail fraud. The jury took less than 10 minutes to reach their verdict."
Marshall Lampkin executed a coupon-reuse scheme that enabled him to fraudulently obtain refunds and duplicate Kohl's Cash value, yielding over $200,000 in merchandise. He used each Kohl's Cash coupon first in-store, then immediately online before the in-store transaction completed, then returned the in-store items for Kohl's Cash refunds to repeat the process. Online purchases were shipped to storage units and a relative's Illinois residence, then resold on Facebook Marketplace. The scheme occurred over 100 times during 2021–2022 across 40 Kohl's locations in 13 states. A jury convicted Lampkin on five counts of mail fraud after a two-day trial.
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