Overview
- The shipment was picked up in Taunton, Massachusetts for delivery to Costco warehouses in Illinois and Minnesota but never arrived.
- Federal authorities are investigating through FBI field offices in Chicago and Minneapolis, and no arrests have been announced.
- Rexing Companies says the theft matches tactics in which criminals impersonate legitimate carriers using spoofed documentation and burner communications.
- Investigators are reportedly reviewing a similar seafood theft earlier this month from the same Massachusetts facility to assess possible links.
- HSI’s Operation Boiling Point and a recent DOT information request frame the policy response, while Rexing cites hiring delays and reduced employee bonuses after the loss.