A New York man, Christopher Greene-Jackson, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for his involvement in two separate retail theft schemes. These schemes affected over 75 retail store locations across at least nine states, resulting in a collective loss exceeding $250,000.

Court documents reveal that Greene-Jackson, aged 33, along with his codefendant Jason Thomas Macaulay, aged 48, conspired to fraudulently obtain gift cards from retail stores in seven states. This included stores located in Mobile and Bay Minette, Alabama. From February to April 2021, the duo used stolen employee credentials to activate blank gift cards at unoccupied point-of-sale terminals and stole cash from these terminals. Their actions led to losses of approximately $59,000 across more than 60 retail locations.

In September 2024, Greene-Jackson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Macaulay had previously pleaded guilty in April 2024 and received a sentence of 69 months for conspiracy charges related to wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. Both defendants were ordered to pay restitution amounting to approximately $59,000.

During the investigation into the gift card scheme by federal law enforcement agencies including the FBI and Walmart Global Investigations among others, Greene-Jackson was found involved in another organized theft group targeting sporting goods stores. Between July 2023 and March 2024, he conspired with others to steal golf clubs and bags from multiple stores across five states. The stolen items were sold through an unsuspecting online retailer until they discovered the goods were stolen. This second scheme resulted in nearly $200,000 worth of merchandise being taken from at least ten sporting goods stores.

Greene-Jackson faced charges for transporting stolen property interstate as part of this second scheme which originated from the Northern District of Georgia but was transferred to Alabama where he was already facing charges related to the gift card scheme.

On December 20th last year (2024), Greene-Jackson was sentenced for both cases by the Southern District of Alabama court; he also faced orders requiring him to pay over $250K restitution for his roles within these criminal activities involving prior convictions linked directly back towards felony offenses such as fraud or forgery alongside theft-related crimes too - marking significant punitive measures against repeated violations underlining judicial systems' stern stance tackling financial misconduct nationwide today via thorough prosecutorial efforts spearheaded respectively here now between Assistant U.S Attorneys Justin D Kopf & Kelly K Connors representing different districts involved throughout proceedings successfully concluding them accordingly thus far legally speaking overall indeed.