A resale shop on Bridgeport Way is under investigation after authorities seized nearly 2,000 Lululemon items during a January search in University Place. Court records show the owner received about $920,000 in Venmo payments over ten months while selling the items online and in person. The case is being reviewed by corporate loss-prevention teams and federal investigators.
Prosecutors have charged 55-year-old Marra Ferrlan Carissimo with three counts of first-degree trafficking in stolen property, with an arraignment scheduled for Friday, according to The News Tribune. Last Wednesday search warrant at Carissimo’s University Place store recovered 1,770 Lululemon items, court documents show. Investigators determined that over 400 of the items were stolen, while about 1,093 lacked RFID records. A law enforcement officer noted in the charging documents that Carissimo was clearly recklessly buying or receiving merchandise she knew was stolen…