Overview

• Federal agents searched warehouses in Van Nuys and New Castle, Delaware, as well as a residence, and seized company bank accounts on Tuesday.
• A criminal complaint alleges Saman Delafraz, 32, and Benjamin Daneshgar, 34, laundered fraud proceeds by purchasing electronics with gift cards funded by stolen credit cards.
• Prosecutors link the company’s supply chain to convicted money launderer Blade Bai and to charged defendant Juan Carlos Thola-Duran, who allegedly provided goods from 2018 to 2024.
• Investigators say Wireless World exported more than $611 million in electronics from the United States since 2019, with most shipments believed to be crime proceeds.
• HSI and the FBI are leading the investigation with assistance from LAPD and Cobb County Police, and the defendants face up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted.