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Staten Island Man Pleads Guilty in New Jersey Cigarette Heist
A Staten Island, N.Y., man admitted today his role in the theft of a trailer containing 270 cases of counterfeit cigarettes that were part of an FBI undercover sting in New Jersey.
Augustine “Augie” Guido, 73, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares in Newark federal court to an information charging him with conspiracy to commit cargo theft, punishable by a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The crime occurred on July 31, 2010, at a locked trucking facility in Edison, N.J. Guido and his conspirators, wearing masks, drove a tractor into the facility, attached it to a trailer full of cigarettes, and then departed the facility. Guido used a hand-held walkie-talkie to communicate with other members of the conspiracy during the heist.
Guido admitted his involvement in the conspiracy to steal the cigarettes from the Edison trucking facility, including planning the theft with other individuals over several months. Two other conspirators, John S. Dicrescento, 33, of Staten Island, and Anthony Gerbino, 52, of North Valley Stream, N.Y., also pleaded guilty to their roles in the heist.
Guido is scheduled to be sentenced on June 4, 2014. The other five defendants are still pending charges.
The investigation was led by the FBI, with assistance from the N.J. State Police; IRS-Criminal Investigation; the U.S. Department of Labor; the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor; N.J. State Commission of Investigation; and the Bayonne Police Department.
Guido was released on a $100,000 bond after his arrest on Dec. 19, 2012.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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