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Michigan Woman Arrested for $800K Luxury Clothing Theft Scheme

Brandalene Horn faces up to 50 years in prison for allegedly stealing and reselling luxury items from rental websites.

  • Brandalene Horn, a Michigan woman, has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $800,000 worth of luxury clothing from rental websites and reselling them online.
  • Horn created hundreds of accounts on at least three subscription-based clothing rental companies to carry out her nearly two-year-long scheme.
  • She allegedly used the rental companies' proprietary photographs and descriptions to sell the stolen items on e-commerce marketplaces.
  • Horn faces charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property, with a potential maximum sentence of 50 years in prison.
  • Poshmark suspended Horn's account following her arrest, as she was known to resell the stolen items on the platform under the username 'cashhorn'.
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