Eight people have been charged with conspiring to impersonate shipping carriers in a multimillion dollar theft scheme that operated throughout the Northeast between October 2025 and April 2026.
The eight defendants allegedly stole nearly $5 million in goods from logistics sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey. They then allegedly diverted the stolen goods to New York City for sale on the black market.
In total, they allegedly committed six thefts and stole $165,000 worth of lamb; $432,000 worth of cheese; $295,000 worth of beef; more than $266,000 worth of copper; and more than $3.3 million of cigarettes…