Four men are facing charges in connection with the theft of more than $500,000 worth of cellphones and other electronics that were supposed to be delivered to T-Mobile stores in South Florida.
Beginning in at least July of 2024, UPS shipments that were en route to the stores were stolen by the theft ring, which operated in Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties, authorities said.
According to the office of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, the four suspects – Giffton St. Abuyn White, Sheldon Beswick Brown, Christopher Palmer, and Samuel Drummond – stole the items then sold them to a third party for profit.
T-Mobile launched an internal investigation that traced the stolen goods to California, and by October of 2024 the losses amounted to over $500,000, authorities said…