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Senate committee backs bill to clarify charges for organized gift-card fraud; amendment adopted
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony and adopted amendments on SB 258, a bill aimed at addressing organized retail gift-card fraud by clarifying how prosecutors value tampered or activated gift cards when charging theft-related offenses; the attorney general's office and retail groups supported the measure and the committee moved it as amended.
Senator Denise Ricciardi introduced Senate Bill 258, describing a surge in organized retail schemes that tamper with in‑store gift cards and later drain balances after cards are activated. Ricciardi told the committee the practice leaves customers and retailers with losses and is particularly attractive to organized groups because New Hampshire’s lack of a sales tax makes the state an attractive point of sale for stolen goods.
"Gift cards are the number 1 most requested holiday gift," Ricciardi told the committee,…
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