Meijer Loses Over $800,000 In Organized Retail Fraud Scheme

(Grand Rapids, MI) – Court documents say Meijer lost over 800-thousand-dollars to an organized retail fraud operation over several years. Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker says the group found creative ways to steal from the grocery retailer using counterfeit coupon barcodes. Meijer lost 134-thousand-dollars in less than two months in early 2022 during the fraud.

Eight people were charged with most of them being sentenced for conducting a criminal enterprise.