B.C. court dismisses appeal of ‘prolific and sophisticated’ shoplifter [Video]

British Columbia’s highest court has rejected an attempt by a “prolific and sophisticated offender” to overturn his jail sentence for a $40,000 shoplifting scheme.

Emil Marian Stan, 40, was sentenced earlier this year to two years in jail – less six months for time served in pre-trial custody – after he was found guilty of multiple counts of theft spanning an eight-month period.

Stan and an accomplice used “clothing modified to conceal stolen items” to take high-end fragrances and athletic wear from Shoppers Drug Mart and Lululemon stores in the Surrey area, Justice Elizabeth Bennett wrote on behalf of a B.C. Appeal Court panel.

Stan’s accomplice, 52-year-old Nicoleta Rusu, was sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to five charges in a separate hearing.

The duo used “jamming devices” in addition to the modified clothing to disable store security systems and get away without detection, the judge wrote …