The National Post reports in its Thursday, July 30, edition that a Newfoundland judge convicted a butcher of theft and eight counts of fraud for giving deep discounts on meat to himself, friends and coworkers. The Post's Chris Lambie writes that between March and May of last year, Jins Joseph was caught on surveillance cameras multiple times changing stickers on beef so it was labelled as cheaper cuts and giving himself and others 50-per-cent discounts that weren't warranted. One fraud expert testified Mr. Joseph's actions over the course of 27 weeks starting in November, 2024, cost the Loblaw-owned Dominion Store in Corner Brook where he worked about $2,700. "I conclude that Mr. Joseph was purposely mislabeling meat in order to reduce his and other's price of purchase. This had nothing to do with unsaleable meat. It was a scam designed to benefit Mr. Joseph and others financially," Provincial Court Judge Wayne Gorman wrote in a recent decision. Dominion assigned Markus Penney, an asset protection expert, to investigate after fielding an internal complaint about Mr. Joseph. Using surveillance cameras, Mr. Penney watched Mr. Joseph change labels on stew meat, instead calling it ground beef.