The ringleader of a “sophisticated armed beer theft enterprise” operating out of the Bronx has been sentenced to years in prison, New York State officials say.
On December 18, 2025, officials announced that Jose Cesari was sentenced to 63 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release “for conspiring to commit—and committing—theft from interstate or foreign shipments,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
In July 2025, Cesari pleaded guilty to charges…