Two indicted on department store scam

NEW CITY – A couple has been indicted by a Rockland County grand jury on charges that they ran a scam at the Macy’s store at the Palisades mall.

District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said that between February 25 and March 6, Jabary Victor, 19, of Garnerville, accepted fraudulent returns from girlfriend, Barbara Jennings, 18, of Wallkill, while he worked at Macy’s.

On several occasions, Jennings selected merchandise from clothing racks and brought them to the register where Victor processed the return and gave her a Macy’s gift card in the amount of the “returned” merchandise.

On one occasion, a loss prevention officer observed Jennings selected merchandise, bring it over to Victor, where he scanned the same piece several times and placed the amount in several gift cards. The officer stopped Jennings and recovered the cards.

Both were indicted on charges of grand larceny in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and falsifying business records in the first degree.