Doj charges the Armenian crime in theft of Amazon worth over $ 83 million

Representatives of the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday accuse Members or associates of Armenian organized crime with theft of more than $ 83 million Amazon Creating as legitimate truck drivers and shutdown of goods designed for warehouses.

At least in 2021 at least four people associated with the criminal ring And Icemakers to Sharkninja Vacuuma and air fryers, according to Doj.

“Currently, Amazon is suffering from the theft of its supplies, which is commonly called” theft, “the complaint reads.

Amazon has increased its tracking and closing efforts fraudulentdeceptive and illegal activities in his extensive online shop. The elimination of the stolen goods is especially difficult. CNBC reported in 2023 that Amazon stopped dozens of third merchants It is allegedly sold to stolen goods, although many of these sellers claimed that they were unconsciously hit by the scheme, exposing their business to survive.

Amazon is not the only retailer suffering theft. Experts reported CNBC Losses associated with theft are estimated at nearly $ 1 billion and more a year.

In his complaint, Doj said the alleged frauds were ruled by four transportation carriers – the transportation, the NBA holding, the Belman transportation and Marcos transportation – which could receive contract freight routes from Amazon Relay, an application used by truckers for work, is also called loads.

Each trucker assigns a load on a pickup from the manufacturer, which should be dropped at the Amazon facility. Instead, the groups would be distracted from the designated routes, take some of the goods from the trucks and resell them or give them like -minded people, the prosecutor’s office claims.

In some cases, the “self -proclaimed carriers” completed their supplies at Amazon’s stock a few days after they had to appear, the complaint said.

DOJ representatives confiscated allegedly iPhone scammers and found photos and videos stated with crosses with a step, coffee -masted Keurig, Keratin shampoo, Weber Grills and other goods.

Amazon teams collaborated with Doj officials during the investigation, including the exchange of information about the stolen goods, as well as the details of allegedly accounts for scammers for its Internet market.

Amazon representatives did not immediately respond to a comment request.

DOJ representatives linked the accused with the litany of other alleged crimes, including for attempting to kill, abductions, illegal firearms and health care fraud. Several of the 13 accused will be expected in the Los -Andgeles district court on Tuesday and Wednesday, while one of the accused appeared in court in Fort -Lodard, Florida, Tuesday and was detained.

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