Miss Badillo covered those initial small thefts, amounting to about $50,000, by shifting money from other accounts.

Most small thefts, while they add up over a year, don't come near that amount.

In order to make a little money, Georges and his gang decided to turn to small thefts whose principal victims were their respective families.

Even the smallest theft is strictly prohibited by Royalty Airlines, and could mean termination.

"The accretion of small thefts is really an irritant to people, and usually no one is watching," he added.

It's the only way to keep the small theft down.

For instance, small theft became illegal, this had been allowed for several years to compensate for workers low salaries.

The next day, there were some scattered reports, mostly of small thefts.

He did not bother the Hadza (except for some smaller thefts done secretly at night).

But, he added, there are reports of smaller thefts around the state and throughout the country.