One Texan and one Californian will be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Nov. 13 for allegedly leading a sophisticated multi-million-dollar fraud scheme involving the theft and reselling of products from four online retailers.
Court documents state that the defendants attempted to steal more than $9.7 million worth of goods and successfully obtained more than $5.6 million worth of stolen products.
The three-count indictment of Brian Vinh Pham, 29, of Texas and Romar Aragon Noto, 22, of California includes 24 orders shipped from Renton to Texas and one stolen item that was shipped from California to Auburn, according to a United States Department of Justice (DOJ) press release and court documents. The shipments occurred in about January and April of 2024, respectively…