Organized Retail Crime (ORC) has become a gigantic problem for American businesses. ORC groups are sophisticated criminal organizations that are costing American companies and our economy millions of dollars every year. The people involved in ORC are not just some “shop lifter” trying to feed the family. They are part of an organized criminal organization that is destroying American businesses. ORC groups are no different than counterfeiters or drug traffickers and, in fact, they are exactly the same individuals. We are seeing hardened criminals that you would normally see involved in robberies or the drug trade now involved in ORC.

Why? The answer is the same as to why people become involved in counterfeiting or piracy. In fact, we are seeing a huge tie between counterfeiting and ORC. These criminals can make more money by being involved in ORC than they can by selling drugs or doing robberies. ORC is extremely lucrative and these groups can make thousands of dollars a day. The bottom line is that ORC exists because it is a “low risk, high reward” opportunity for the criminals.

The problem of Organized Retail Crime will continue to grow and these criminals will continue to prosper until they are arrested, prosecuted and sent to prison. The “victim” companies must aggressively take the fight to the ORC groups that threaten their mere existence. We will never be able to completely stop ORC; however, we can seriously decrease the level of activity that is occurring through increased enforcement activities and aggressive criminal prosecutions.

The IC Team has the experience in dealing with the criminal organizations that are involved in ORC. We understand how the “underground” economy works and know what it takes to successfully investigate and infiltrate these groups. Any Investigator can conduct surveillance and watch these groups operate from afar; however, IC has successfully infiltrated numerous criminal organizations and identified their entire organizational structure.

Investigative Consultants has the infrastructure in place to conduct short-term or very in-depth long-term investigations. Investigative Consultants has a fully trained undercover and surveillance team that has years of experience in dealing with these types of criminal organizations. Our team has the knowledge, experience and expertise in working cases in preparation for a criminal prosecution. We have worked with law enforcement agencies ranging from The United States Attorney’s Office, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration Customs Enforcement, Internal Revenue Service and US Secret Service to over 80 local law enforcement agencies. We know and understand the importance of providing credible investigative evidence to law enforcement agencies in order to effectively attack these criminal organizations.

We have also designed several loss prevention training programs for companies and their employees. Our programs are focused on teaching management and employees about how important they are in the fight to protect their company and what methods they can use to be a vital part of the team. Management and employees play a vital part in protecting any company’s assets. Our programs will teach them how to proactively detour individuals and groups from stealing from their businesses.

We know and understand that every employee is not a part of the “loss prevention” department; however, every employee can play a role in the overall strategy. Any truly successful loss prevention program must employ the team concept to attack the problem. We can develop and customize a strategic plan that will safely utilize all the assets of a company to maintain a top notch program.

Please feel free to contact us today to see how we can assist you in combating ORC.