this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not the OP, but this fact is widely attested. The statistic is right on the Wikipedia page for wage theft. In 2012, the FBI estimated it to be more than $19 billion in total. The next-highest category of property crime was larceny, at $4.3 billion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Fair enough. Still, the “CEO” of a small trucking company shouldn’t be killed for wage theft. Cut his hand off.