London Drugs hired Carlos Cenon Santos to work as a "merchandise handler" — a title that turned out to be as fitting for the B.C. man's criminal pursuits as his actual employment.
According to a B.C. provincial court judgment, Santos stole as much as $2 million worth of stock from London Drugs, one high-end item at a time, over the course of five years, selling the goods on Craigslist and pocketing as much as $1 million.
London Drugs confirms it was victim of ransomware attack "The quantum of the theft is clearly staggering," Judge Nancy Phillips said as she sentenced the 34-year-old. "It was clearly deliberate, intentional and planned. And Mr.
Santos did not stop until he was caught. Otherwise, it continued unabated and undetected." 'Employee bags were not searched' Phillips sentenced Santos to two years in prison last month after he pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000; the ruling was only posted recently.
According to the decision, Santos was hired in October 2016 — training as a merchandise handler and working his way into handling "high-value items, including electronic items." "The offence itself, the pattern, was mostly an unsophisticated one that involved Mr. Santos using his access to these high-value electronic items," Phillips said.
According to a B.C. provincial court judgment, Carlos Cenon Santos stole $2 million worth of goods from London Drugs and sold the merchandise on Craigslist.
(Andrew Lupton/CBC) "He would remove items such as laptops from their packag.