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Texas Organized Retail Theft statute
Coverage of Texas Organized Retail Theft statute in the Nexus archive.
- Serial Lego thief sentenced to 45 years under Texas retail theft law
Winston Love, 28, was sentenced to 45 years in prison under Texas' new Organized Retail Theft law for stealing over 200 Lego sets and other items from multiple Target stores. The conviction marks the first jury trial under the law, which treats retail theft between $2,500 and $30,000 as a third-degree felony.