Harrisburg Man And Woman Charged With Conspiring To Steal Cell Phone Shipments

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Parmod Kumar, age 40, and Reecha Saini, age 36, both of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were charged yesterday in an information with conspiring to steal interstate shipments of cell phones.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the information alleges that from 2018 to 2021, Kumar and Saini enlisted at least one employee at a UPS facility in Harrisburg to steal packages that they believed contained smartphones.  Kumar and Saini then paid the employee for the phones and arranged for their sale at a convenience store in Harrisburg.  The conspiracy involved the theft of phones with a total value of over $142,000.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Swatara Township Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlo D. Marchioli is prosecuting the case. 

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 5 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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