Armenian crime rings charged with attempted murder, $83M Amazon cargo theft

[AgentSmith]

“The U.S. Attorney's office also said $83 million in merchandise was stolen from online retailer Amazon as part of a cargo theft ring…”

“…Artuni and his criminal enterprise enrolled with Amazon as carriers, contracted for trucking routes, and then diverged from the route and stole the shipment while transporting the goods.”

Armenian crime rings charged with attempted murder, $83M Amazon cargo theft

Alleged members of an Armenian criminal enterprise were arrested Tuesday in connection with the theft of more than $83 million worth of goods from Amazon.

www.freightwaves.com

 

[EricG]

how the hell do you divert 83m worth of loads before getting caught... blows my mind.

 

[EricG]

wouldn't most smart brokers or shippers put carrier on a DNU after the 2nd or 3rd load gets delivered short or stolen enroute? Hell even after 2-3 off route alerts with no valid explanation from a carrier, that would would be a DNU for most given the issues of cargo security nowadays.

 

[tasuinam]

how the hell do you divert 83m worth of loads before getting caught... blows my mind.

that is also my question

 

[MLCAR]

wouldn't most smart brokers or shippers put carrier on a DNU after the 2nd or 3rd load gets delivered short or stolen enroute? Hell even after 2-3 off route alerts with no valid explanation from a carrier, that would would be a DNU for most given the issues of cargo security nowadays.

the bigger they are, the harder it is to look at their toes...its still crazy how it got to 83m's. We get like 20 calls soon as trucks tracking 20 mins late.

 

[Igor Galanter]

the bigger they are, the harder it is to look at their toes...its still crazy how it got to 83m's. We get like 20 calls soon as trucks tracking 20 mins late.

There could be a grease involved, if you know what I mean..
And on a side note, Armenian diaspora in LA is largest outside of the Armenia itself, if I'm not mistaken..