GameStop employee arrested for fraudulent returns, pocketing $1,759 in cash

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Metro Police arrested Rivergate GameStop employee Colin Beason Monday for felony theft, after he admitted to making fraudulent returns in the amount of $1,750.00.

GameStop District Manager Jason Byrn and a Loss Prevention Officer discovered the fraudulent transactions and called police. Records show that Colin Beason would enter a return into the register that didn’t really exist, and pocketing the cash for the non-existent return. A total of 12 transactions were found between 11/06/18 and 01/09/19, totaling $1,759 in lost cash to the business.

Colin Beason (MNPD)

Under Miranda, Colin Beason openly admitted to the theft, and was taken into custody. He is free on pre-trial release, and is scheduled to appear in court March 1st.

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  1. After Glenn Funk lets him walk on first charge, Colin Beason charged with stealing from another employer – Scoop: Nashville
    12/22/2021 at 1:21 PM

    […] again, been caught doing return fraud at a retail store that employed him. In 2019, we covered his felony theft arrest for pocketing $1800 in cash from fraudulent returns from GameStop. District Attorney Glenn Funk agreed to give him a deferred judgment with no conviction for that […]

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    12/22/2021 at 2:06 PM

    […] again, been caught doing return fraud at a retail store that employed him. In 2019, we covered his felony theft arrest for pocketing $1800 in cash from fraudulent returns from GameStop. District Attorney Glenn Funk agreed to give him a deferred judgment with no conviction for that […]

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