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$100,000 luxury return fraud probed in Boise
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Key Points:
- Boise Police's Organized Retail Crime Unit is investigating a return fraud scheme involving high-end luxury goods that had been ongoing for nearly a year.
- Daniela Serpa, 42, of Garden City, allegedly purchased expensive items online and returned counterfeit or cheaper substitutes, causing losses of about $100,000.
- Some returns were made in person at a local retailer, while others were mailed back.
- Police executed a search warrant at Serpa's residence, recovering some stolen merchandise.
- Serpa was arrested on October 21, 2026, and charged with Grand Theft and two counts of Burglary, then booked into Ada County Jail.
