Webhome depot spent years tracking and catching a pastor who stole $1. 4 million of goods and fenced them on ebay. The retailer says it needs more federal action. Webagents from the florida agriculture and consumer services department conducted surveillance operations in april and may and identified the suspects visiting home. Webit was revealed that home depot cooperated in an investigation which led to a pastor reportedly at the head of a crime ring being tracked down. In a story that sounds like. Webhome depot discovers pricey organized crime problem. Naturally, retailers are taking stock in an attempt to identify what's driving inventory shrink and what can be done to prevent it.