Arrantes Garrincha Green, Wire Fraud, New Jersey 2026

FBI Snags Florida Man in $1.5M Cellular Scheme

In a brazen cross-country heist, a Florida man, Arrantes Garrincha Green, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a $1.5 million scheme to defraud a national cellular provider, authorities announced.

According to court documents, Green, 47, of Margate, Florida, was one of the leaders of the conspiracy, which began in June 2015 and continued until June 2017. The scheme involved stealing electronic equipment from a national cellular service provider and using stolen identities and credit card information to place orders with the victim company.

Green was responsible for placing fraudulent orders worth over $200,000 in stolen equipment. He and his co-conspirators then transmitted anticipated delivery dates and locations of the fraudulently-ordered products to other members of the conspiracy who were employed as drivers with a major parcel delivery company.

These drivers were paid to divert the products mid-delivery to other members of the conspiracy. The scheme compromised the identities of hundreds of residents in multiple municipalities across multiple states, including Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, and caused losses in excess of $1.5 million to the victim company.

Green’s role in the scheme was detailed in court documents, which revealed that he was a key organizer and leader of the conspiracy. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton on January 28, 2026, in Newark federal court.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Wigenton sentenced Green to three years of supervised release. The investigation leading to the charges was conducted by the FBI, as well as several other law enforcement agencies, including the Upper Saddle River Police Department, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the NYPD, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, the West Hartford Police Department, and the Connecticut State’s Attorney’s Office.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sammi Malek, Peter Laserna, and Michael Hardin of the Criminal Division in Newark.

Defense counsel for Green was John McMahon, Esq.

The exact criminal charges against Green were conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

The scheme affected multiple states, including New Jersey.

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