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A brazen cargo thief has been caught in a multi-state scam that netted him hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen goods. Romoy Forbes, 31, allegedly swindled shippers with fake emails and fake trucking company names, making off with beer, blueberries, and designer cologne worth over $750,000.
Forbes, a Jamaican national living in Deer Park, N.Y., was previously arrested on February 5, 2026, in Long Island, N.Y., after being charged by complaint in the District of Massachusetts.
According to the indictment, Forbes and his co-conspirators stole the goods, partly through fraudulent emails that they sent to shippers. The emails were made to appear as though they were being sent by legitimate trucking carrier companies, offering and agreeing to receive and deliver goods that the shippers had advertised as in need of transportation.
On July 15, 2025, Forbes allegedly obtained the frozen snow crab from a storage warehouse in Worcester, Mass. that was intended to be delivered on behalf of a freight service company based in Maine, to a customer in Jacksonville, Fla.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: White Collar Crime
- Defendant: New York
- Location: MA
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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