An Illinois man was sentenced to federal prison for a scheme to steal millions of dollars worth of cargo, including liquor and commercial-grade copper, by posing as a representative of both real and fictitious logistics companies.
On May 6, 2026, Aivaras Zigmantas, 41, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
Zigmantas pleaded guilty to wire fraud in December of 2025…