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 No trial tax here ... Destry imposing sentenceDeeeep discounts at Macy's (for a limited time only) - ASA Martina Herretes won a guilty verdict today before Judge Destry.  Defendant Karelia Rodrigueztorres got caught sponsoring her own clearance sales at Macy's, in her former capacity as a sales clerk.  She would ring up merchandise at normal sale prices, then tack on up to 70% more in discounts via manual register overrides, resulting in Wal-Mart style prices.  The funny thing about it?  Neither Rodrigueztorres, her friends, or her family benefitted from the scam.  "I gave them an extra discount so they could be happy and come back to shop more," she told police.  Defense attorney Matt Glassman pointed out that Rodrigueztorres didn't work on commission, and actually hurt her own sales quotas by the giveaways...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on January 26, 2010 (boomark / email).