St. Louis man convicted of stealing $200K through Kohl's Cash scheme

ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis man was convicted of using Kohl's Cash coupons to steal more than $200,000 worth of merchandise from the store.

Prosecutors say Marshall Lampkin devised a method to spend Kohl's Cash twice without the company noticing.

They said he'd first use the coupon in the store, and then immediately use that same coupon online before the first transaction made its way through the system.

Lampkin then returned the items he purchased in the store for a refund in Kohl's Cash, so he could repeat the scam all over again, a Department of Justice press release noted, citing evidence and testimony shown in court.

As for the items he purchased online, Lampkin had the packages shipped to storage units in St. Louis and a relative's house in Illinois, officials said. He would then sell the merchandise, which included flooring, furniture, small appliances and other items, on Facebook Marketplace.

Prosecutors said this happened more than 100 times in 2021 and 2022 at 40 different Kohl's stores, across 13 states.

After a two-day trial, Lampkin was convicted on five counts of mail fraud. The jury took less than 10 minutes to reach their verdict.

Lampkin is set to be sentenced in December.