Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Role in Large-Scale Cargo Thefts

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Salahudin Reddy, aka “Dean” and “Deen,” 39, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 94 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release by United States District Chief Judge Wendy Beetlestone for his role in a large-scale cargo theft conspiracy.

The defendant was charged by superseding indictment in December 2024 and pleaded guilty in March of this year to conspiracy, four counts of theft from an interstate shipment, one count of theft of government money, one count of possession of stolen government money, and one count of possession of items from interstate shipment theft.

As detailed in court filings and statements, between January 1 and July 31, 2023, Reddy conspired with co-defendants to steal goods moving as parts of interstate shipments located on tractor trailers around Philadelphia. 

While a trailer was unattended overnight, or while the driver was asleep, the members of the conspiracy participating in the theft would use bolt cutters and other tools to break into the trailer and steal the goods inside. The members of the conspiracy would then offer the goods for sale to local contacts.

Reddy admitted to participating in thefts of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of frozen crab legs on April 4, 2023, and again on April 6, 2023; the theft of over $360,000 worth of Samsung televisions on April 10, 2023; and the theft of over $230,000 worth of U.S. dimes on April 13, 2023. The members of the conspiracy committed numerous other thefts, stealing goods with a total estimated value of over $1.5 million from more than 10 victims.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Alexander Bowerman and Christopher Diviny.