San Diego County woman arrested in $8M shoplifting ring targeting Ulta Beauty stores

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Published 2023-12-16
A San Diego County woman has been arrested for her role in leading a nationwide shoplifting ring worth more than $8 million in beauty products, according to federal search warrants obtained by CBS 8.

Federal agents identified Bonsall resident, Michelle Mack as the head of the criminal enterprise.

According to the search warrants, Mack paid as many as 12 people to steal from Ulta Beauty stores, as well as other retail outlets, and ship them to her Bonsall post office box.

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All Comments (21)
  • @mjblue84
    Show her photo! Why does the media always protect the criminal?
  • @nyancatnatalie
    Hope she gets decades behind bars. This isnt just petty theft.
  • @Abbygirl918
    Since she was running a theft ring, why not take her house, sell it and give it to the Ulta company because nothing hurts them more than putting them back where they started, with nothing. If you let them keep everything they bought with that money they’re not getting punished at all.
  • @edyann
    So glad she was caught!
  • $8M is a lot of money. It takes considerable effort to steal that much merchandise.
  • Why do I NOT have faith that our current judicial system will prosecute this person to the fullest extent?
  • @MarcusLeonard307
    Where is the description and the photo of this woman?? They never show the person on the news.
  • @Arlo360
    Probably already released.
  • @WkUpPeople
    Wow, the ringleader has a fabulous home. Too bad she probably won't get to live in it.
  • @avayu2289
    This woman goes thru all this trouble to steal from others, why not just apply the energy and tactics to a REAL LEGITIMATE BUSINESS?
  • @sharonbowers9929
    Glad they caught her. I hope she goes to jail for years to come.
  • @davidhatton583
    If you , like me, wonder what the owners of those fancy secluded mansions actually DO to afford them…. Now you know😳😂😂😵‍💫
  • @Caocao8888
    Michelle Mack does not have to worry! All she has to do in an American court is smile, shed a few tears, wiggle her assets before the judge, and he will set her free.
  • @thediner8929
    Can only imagine the ringleader’s background. Feel bad for retail employees.
  • @Nurse_Diesel
    8 million will most likely lead to a stern talking to and probation.
  • @rodentcafeteria
    I wonder if she had been associated with this beauty supply chain in some way previously? How else could she give the thieves a list of specifically what to steal?
  • @ramluma
    Amazon should be prosecuted. Amazon made at least 30% profit off these stolen goods.
  • @blackcherry6877
    I was just in Ulta today and they told me they are missing the perfumes they are showing they have online because people have stolen them. Yet this woman in living in a mansion. Lock her up for life!