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Government,
Criminal

Jan. 26, 2022

Amid mass robberies, state bill takes aim at stolen goods sellers

“SB 301 is a smart response to recent high profile thefts, as it undermines a major avenue that organized crime uses to offload stolen merchandise,” Prosecutors Alliance Founder and Executive Director Cristine Soto DeBerry wrote in a statement

As mass retail robberies have hit stores throughout California, a bill aimed at curbing the resale of stolen goods online unanimously passed the Senate with support from district attorney associations that collectively represent the state's 58 chief county prosecutors.

The 56-member California District Attorneys Association and the four-member Prosecutors Alliance of California expressed their support of SB 301, written by Sen. Nancy Skinne...

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