Two scheme condemned in the AirPod theft

Apple products are stolen from a moving truck on a highway, a woman is convicted in an iPhone theft, and an iCloud search brings a check -in -cheek fraud ring in Apple Crime Blott this week.

The latest in an occasional Appleinsider Series that looks at the world of Apple-related crime.

Two condemned in the 21-state airpod theft scheme

Two women have occurred culpable requests and were sentenced to 20 years for their part in a multi -state scheme. One that included the fraudulent purchases of AirPods from target and walmart locations.

The fraud took place for over two years and touched 21 different countries.

According to the public prosecutor's office in Georgia's Blue Ridge Justicial Circuit, the two women “stole almost 141,000 US dollars in goods in 187 incidents”.

According to the public prosecutor, the program had several parts. The perpetrators bought AirPods with cash, replace them with lower values ​​that re -acidated packages, return the product for cash and sometimes sell the real air pods for cash separately.

The two women were charged according to the Rico Act of the State and were sentenced to 20 years each, ten of whom are delivered in prison. After the examination units of Target and Walmart had taken part in the examination, both were banned by Walmart and Target locations.

Apple watches and MacBooks that were stolen from the move on the highway

Two men are accused of having stolen Apple watches and MacBooks worth 287,737 US dollars from a trailer while he was pulled the pennsylvania turnpike.

Accordingly ABC 27The driver of the truck “reported that he followed several vehicles and when he was dirty with the gymnastics pike, he noticed that nobody could get past him.” Later, cars drove up both before and behind him, and when the truck arrived in a rest area, the driver noticed that the seal was broken to the trailer.

The two suspects were ruthlessly jeopardized by crimes for theft and conspiracy and an offense that ruthlessly endanger another person.

Ms. avoids a prison for the role in the iPhone theft

A woman by Indiana, who is accused of participating in a ring that stole more than 150 iPhones from an Amazon house, was convicted, with the two -year prison sentence being suspended. She was also instructed to pay Amazon 7,165 US dollars.

Swear reports that the woman and her friend worked together in the Amazon Warehouse and carried out the thefts, with the iPhone 15 boxes sold for a total value of 138,094 US dollars. Her friend was sentenced to six years, which was also suspended and had to pay $ 88,000.

Two other men who were accused of participating in the ring were charged, one already convicted and the other piled up.

Man who was convicted in the Pennsylvania iPad package -Theft -theft

A man from Brooklyn, who used a wrong name to intercept packages with iPads worth 22,000 US dollars, was sentenced to 23 months in prison.

Accordingly North Penn nowThe 44-year-old man used the alias “Ryan Buckman” to intercept seven packages with 35 iPads that were led to a technical school in Bucks County.

In February, the man guilty of deception and offenses for falsification and possession of crime. Other fees were fallen as part of the plea deal, including extortion, manipulation of public records, conspiracy, to commit confusion, falsification and deal with illegal activities.

The iCloud search takes the fraud ring for the check

The disappearance of a check that a man sent to a car loan led to an examination of an iCloud account. One that lowered a large financial fraud company that included several states.

Accordingly News4jaxThe man noticed the discrepancy with the $ 18,186 check and started an investigation. Finally, detectives found that the check and another had been deposited into another man's account.

For the iCloud account of this man, a search command was received in which evidence of a massive fraud ring was revealed, which contained pictures of credit cards, online banking registration information, social security numbers and other information. “Instructions for the submission of fraudulent tax returns were also found on the iCloud account in order to obtain bloated tax reimbursements, as well as instructions on the inspection of credit fraud”.

He is charged with counterfeiting checks, existing checks, the illegal use of the identification of other people and money laundering.

Apple gift cards worth 220 US dollars stolen

On May 4, the Pennsylvania State Police examines the theft of 220 US dollars in Apple gift cards of the BP -Finishing Lane in Beaver Township.

Accordingly Northcentralpa.comNo suspects have yet been identified.

USPS employees are guilty of stealing mail, including AirPods

After the delivery of Airpods arrived from a customer with the missing AirPods, an investigation led the missing product to the home of a US -Post service employee.

The Miami Herald The USPS employee guilty, guilty after a federal indictment for theft of the post, was guilty of the post after being caught in front of the camera and was sentenced to three years of probation.

Theft ring is broken in Nigeria

The Sokoto State Police Command in Nigeria has stolen an “notorious theft syndicate” an iPhone.

Accordingly Rubber stampThe investigators worked through the ring and finally discovered an “amazing transport” from an alleged participant: “Eight rice bags, a new generator, a Samsung tablet, 15 male cafts, an iPhone 14, three jewelry, 22 packaging, top materials, baby clothes and other personal effects.”