18 The QUEE NS Courier • december 25, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Rego Park Toys ‘R’ Us employee charged with stealing $56K in merchandise THE COURIER/Photo by Eric Jankiewicz A Far Rockaway woman is accused of stealing thousands in merchandise while working at a Rego Park Toys “R” Us store. BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA [email protected]/@CristabelleT A cashier at a Rego Park Toys “R” Us store was caught using a coupon code scheme to score $56,000 in free merchandise, District Attorney Richard Brown said. The employee, Shontia Jones, 24, of Far Rockaway, is accused of stealing the goods while working at the Toys “R” Us store in the Rego Center mall between June and December of this year. She would create coupon codes, which are given by customer service representatives to customers who are unsatisfied with a purchase, and use them to buy items on the store’s website, according to the district attorney. Jones shipped more than $45,000 worth of products to her Far Rockaway home, and an additional $10,000 worth of items were shipped to her sister’s residence, also in Far Rockaway, Brown said. Some of the products included baby formula, Disney Frozen toys, Xbox games, baby clothes, disposable diapers, Hot Wheels, beverages and board games. Jones still had most of the items in her possession and had given away the rest to family members, rather than sell them. She was eventually caught when an internal investigation by Toys “R” Us found that an unusual amount of coupon codes had been created at the Rego Park store, according to court records. Jones was arraigned on Dec. 16 on charges of grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and falsifying business records. She faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Obtain a FaSt DiVORCE in aS littlE aS 24 HOURS WE ARE HERE TO HELP! Visit us online or Call Now! SERVinG tHE COMMUnitY FOR OVER 50 YEaRS! POR FaVOR llaMaR En inGElES A leader in the fast divorce business has been Divorcefast.com of Massachusetts, a company that has been providing speedy, low-cost foreign divorces for 50 years. The company provides divorces that can be completed in as little as one day in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the U.S. offshore island of Guam. According to Alan Alford, proprietor of Divorcefast.com, some of the divorces offered require travel to the court, while some can be done without any travel or court appearance. Some require both parties to sign the court petition for divorce, while others can be achieved with only one party signing. All of the divorces happen very quickly and with a minimal amount of paperwork. The divorces are valid and recognized everywhere, and Alford reports that he processes several thousand of them every year, particularly for New Yorkers. The total cost for fast divorces starts at $995, raising the price to as high as $1,500. All of the divorces, Alford says, are completed within a few days and the clients are then free to remarry or otherwise continue with their lives as single persons. Anyone interested in more details about the Divorcefast offerings can access the company web site at www.divorcefast.com. The forms and instructions can be printed out from there and submitted to the company. For those lacking Internet access, Alford and his staff are prepared to discuss foreign divorces on the phone, at 978-443-8387, or by mail directed to Divorcefast.com, 365 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776.. THE PROCESS IS QUICK, EASY, LEGAL & AFFORDABLE 978.443.8387 WWW.DIVORCEFAST.COM
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