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Committee advances bill making gift card tampering a felony after testimony on large local scams
Summary
Senate Bill 130, with a committee substitute, would add gift card tampering to Kentucky's felony statutes; sponsors said local investigations uncovered million-dollar scams in Louisville and Lexington tied to organized retail crime.
The House Standing Committee on Small Business and Information Technology on Monday voted to report Senate Bill 130 favorably after hearing testimony that gift card tampering and redemption-information theft have led to multi-site scams affecting Kentucky retailers and consumers.
Sponsor Scott Maiden told the committee that law enforcement and retailers uncovered separate gift card scams last year exceeding $1 million in Louisville and Lexington, and urged clearer criminal penalties to deter the practice. The committee substitute would create a felony offense for gift card tampering…
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