Stolen Goods Sold on eBay

(Bellefontaine, Ohio) Two local people were arrested Thursday for operating an elaborate criminal scheme in which shoplifted goods were auctioned on eBay. Todd and Laura Morris, both 35, directed their children, ages 5, 13, 15, and 17, to shoplift at various stores throughout the state and then they sold the stolen merchandise on eBay. Approximately $25,000 worth of goods, mostly clothing with anti-theft devices still attached, were found at their home.

Charges against the husband and wife include engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, theft, child endangerment, and receiving stolen property. Prosecutors are considering whether to charge the children with delinquency since they were integral to the scheme. Nonetheless, they have been described as reluctant participants.