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14 Indicted in Suffolk County Porch-Piracy Ring That Targeted FedEx Phone Deliveries

Prosecutors say the group used unauthorized access to Verizon and AT&T data to time thefts.

Overview

  • Prosecutors announced 50 felony counts, including enterprise corruption, with Andricson Jerez, 29, named as the alleged leader and due back in state court on Dec. 15.
  • The alleged operation ran from October 2023 to February 2025 across 31 Suffolk County communities, with the district attorney estimating hundreds of phones were taken.
  • Investigators say defendants obtained recipient names, addresses, device types, and tracking numbers, set up deliveries under fake names, and sent runners to retrieve packages.
  • Stolen devices were moved to Bronx fencing locations and a stash house before being sold in the United States and overseas, according to the indictments.
  • Law enforcement reported seizing more than 200 new cellphones, other electronics, over $100,000 in cash, and an IMEI scanner, and noted most defendants live in the Bronx with one in Valley Stream.