Derek Spivey, 37, of Jersey City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to burglarize logistics warehouses and transport the stolen goods.
Spivey, who is currently on supervised release from a prior conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Edward S. Kiel to an information charging him with one count of conspiring to transport stolen goods.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Spivey conspired with Jamil Bethea, Jamal Reid, Rasheed Sharpe, and others to burglarize trailers at logistics warehouses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, transport the goods stolen from those warehouses, and sell the stolen goods to others.
The stolen goods included $50,000 of Department of Defense laptops from a Pennsylvania warehouse in January 2025; $200,000 of high-end perfume from a Pennsylvania warehouse in March 2025; and $20,000 of liquor from a New Jersey warehouse in March 2025.
Spivey and his co-conspirators then transported stolen goods into and through New Jersey for the purpose of selling them.
The count of conspiracy carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, or twice the gross loss to the victim or gain to the defendant, whichever is greatest.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 1, 2026.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Violent Crime|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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