CAROL STREAM, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago couple has been charged with the theft of merchandise valued at more than $2 million from a retail distribution company.
The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office says German Ramirez-Mendoza and Sara Garcia del Valle appeared Friday at a bond hearing. They’re each charged with felony theft. Authorities allege that merchandise was stolen from the distribution company’s warehouse in suburban Chicago’s Carol Stream where Ramirez-Mendoza worked.
Authorities believe the items were removed from delivery trucks and placed in a personal vehicle. In September, authorities allegedly found more than $2.1 million in merchandise by Victoria’s Secret, American Eagle, and other retailers in the couple’s home and in rented storage units.
