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3 days ago
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NYC pawn shop owner pleads guilty after serving as fence for Joe Burrow home robbery
A pawn shop owner in New York City pleaded guilty to serving as a fence for luxury goods stolen from people's homes. Per the Associated Press, that includes the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. Dimitriy Nezhinskiy pleaded on a federal charge of conspiring to receive stolen property that had been transported in interstate commerce. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, plus restitution of approximately $2,500,000, and forfeiture of more than $2,500,000. Per the AP, he said in court that his business was mostly legal: 'I am very sorry for my actions,' the 44-year-old New Jersey resident said in Brooklyn federal court. 'Most of my business was completely legitimate, and it was a good business.' Burrow's house was burglarized last December while he was leading the Bengals in a win over the Dallas Cowboys on "Monday Night Football," part of a string of burglaries involving the homes of professional athletes. A group of seven Chilean nationals were later arrested and charged for the theft. The experience left Burrow unwilling to go through with the purchase of a Batmobile. He also has pondered moving houses, citing a breach in privacy. Authorities accused Nezhinskiy and his co-defendant Juan Villar of knowingly purchasing stolen property, which included jewelry, watches, handbags, and assorted luxury items from outside the state of New York, acquired from burglary crews traveling around the U.S. and targeting the homes of the wealthy. An undercover detective reportedly conducted seven controlled sales of purported stolen property to Nezhinskiy or Villar at their shop, explicitly telling them they were stolen before executing the sale. A raid at the pawn shop and Nezhinskiy's storage units also yielded large quantities of suspected stolen property, including high-end handbags, wine, sports memorabilia, jewelry, artwork, and power tools, the latter of which could be used in burglaries. From the DOJ: 'This defendant ran a black-market pipeline, buying stolen luxury goods from organized theft crews that targeted homes and businesses,' said NYPD Commissioner Tisch. 'It was a deliberate operation that helped professional burglars prey on innocent people. Today's guilty plea sends a clear message: If you profit off stolen property, we will find you and dismantle your operation. I want to thank our detectives and federal partners for their work on this case.' Villar reportedly pleaded guilty in June to conspiring to receive stolen property that had been transported in interstate commerce.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
NYC pawn shop owner pleads guilty after serving as fence for Joe Burrow home robbery
A pawn shop owner in New York City pleaded guilty to serving as a fence for luxury goods stolen from people's homes. Per the Associated Press, that includes the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. Dimitriy Nezhinskiy pleaded on a federal charge of conspiring to receive stolen property that had been transported in interstate commerce. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, plus restitution of approximately $2,500,000, and forfeiture of more than $2,500,000. Per the AP, he said in court that his business was mostly legal: 'I am very sorry for my actions,' the 44-year-old New Jersey resident said in Brooklyn federal court. 'Most of my business was completely legitimate, and it was a good business.' Burrow's house was burglarized last December while he was leading the Bengals in a win over the Dallas Cowboys on "Monday Night Football," part of a string of burglaries involving the homes of professional athletes. A group of seven Chilean nationals were later arrested and charged for the theft. The experience left Burrow unwilling to go through with the purchase of a Batmobile. He also has pondered moving houses, citing a breach in privacy. Authorities accused Nezhinskiy and his co-defendant Juan Villar of knowingly purchasing stolen property, which included jewelry, watches, handbags, and assorted luxury items from outside the state of New York, acquired from burglary crews traveling around the U.S. and targeting the homes of the wealthy. An undercover detective reportedly conducted seven controlled sales of purported stolen property to Nezhinskiy or Villar at their shop, explicitly telling them they were stolen before executing the sale. A raid at the pawn shop and Nezhinskiy's storage units also yielded large quantities of suspected stolen property, including high-end handbags, wine, sports memorabilia, jewelry, artwork, and power tools, the latter of which could be used in burglaries. From the DOJ: 'This defendant ran a black-market pipeline, buying stolen luxury goods from organized theft crews that targeted homes and businesses,' said NYPD Commissioner Tisch. 'It was a deliberate operation that helped professional burglars prey on innocent people. Today's guilty plea sends a clear message: If you profit off stolen property, we will find you and dismantle your operation. I want to thank our detectives and federal partners for their work on this case.' Villar reportedly pleaded guilty in June to conspiring to receive stolen property that had been transported in interstate commerce.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Yahoo
Photo of $50,000 find in city apartment exposes disturbing new Aussie trend
An alleged serial bicycle thief has been caught with $50,000 worth of stolen goods after one victim used an Apple AirTag to trace their e-bike back to a city apartment. A Canberra e-bike owner on Wednesday realised his bike had been pinched, but because it was fitted with an AirTag, he was soon able to see where it had gone. After passing the information to police, officers attended a serviced apartment in the capital's CBD. Police obtained a warrant and subsequently conducted a search of the apartment, which allegedly exposed 15 bikes and e-bikes as well as five e-scooters, with an estimated combined worth of $50,000. A 25-year-old man who was on bail for other alleged offences will be charged with possession of stolen goods when he next appears in court later this month. Speaking to Yahoo News, an ACT Police spokesman said because "many bikes are now worth thousands of dollars", they're becoming more and more attractive to criminals. "Where tracking devices are used, police do not recommend confronting an apparent offender. Seek assistance from police in an effort to resolve the issue safely," he said. ACT Policing has encouraged residents to register their bikes and e-bikes on BikeLinc — a free service that allows owners to register their bike and contact details. "Police use BikeLinc to identify owners when bikes are recovered, and second-hand bike buyers can also check to make sure the bike they are buying hasn't been reported stolen," police said in a statement on Thursday. The ACT incident is just the latest example of a victim tracking down their stolen goods by using an Apple AirTag product or other tracking device. In October, Melbourne man Harvey Miller walked outside his home and noticed his trailer was gone from where he parked it the night before. But he knew exactly how to find it. Thanks to the AirTag he had fitted to his trailer in case of this exact possibility, he was able to see where it had been taken to, ultimately leading him and his mates on a suburban retrieval "mission", he recently recalled to Yahoo News. Harvey managed to find his trailer and even peeked through the alleged thief's fence to confirm it. He later called the police, who were able to attend the scene and take possession of the trailer. Meanwhile in March last year, an Adelaide-based plant owner "decided to go all in" to track down the individual responsible for stealing her precious potted plants from outside her home. Though the plant owner had reported the alleged thefts to the police, they were told there was minimal evidence, so not much could be done. But after allegedly stealing a third pot, planted with an AirTag in the soil, the owner was able to find where it had been taken to and eventually find the culprit. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
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Apple AirTag leads to $50,000 find in Aussie apartment
An alleged serial bicycle thief has been caught with $50,000 worth of stolen goods after one victim used an Apple AirTag to trace their e-bike back to a city apartment. A Canberra e-bike owner on Wednesday realised his bike had been pinched, but because it was fitted with an AirTag, he was soon able to see where it had gone. After passing the information to police, officers attended a serviced apartment in the capital's CBD. Police obtained a warrant and subsequently conducted a search of the apartment, which allegedly exposed 15 bikes and e-bikes as well as five e-scooters, with an estimated combined worth of $50,000. A 25-year-old man who was on bail for other alleged offences will be charged with possession of stolen goods when he next appears in court later this month. Speaking to Yahoo News, an ACT Police spokesman said because "many bikes are now worth thousands of dollars", they're becoming more and more attractive to criminals. "Where tracking devices are used, police do not recommend confronting an apparent offender. Seek assistance from police in an effort to resolve the issue safely," he said. ACT Policing has encouraged residents to register their bikes and e-bikes on BikeLinc — a free service that allows owners to register their bike and contact details. "Police use BikeLinc to identify owners when bikes are recovered, and second-hand bike buyers can also check to make sure the bike they are buying hasn't been reported stolen," police said in a statement on Thursday. The ACT incident is just the latest example of a victim tracking down their stolen goods by using an Apple AirTag product or other tracking device. In October, Melbourne man Harvey Miller walked outside his home and noticed his trailer was gone from where he parked it the night before. But he knew exactly how to find it. Thanks to the AirTag he had fitted to his trailer in case of this exact possibility, he was able to see where it had been taken to, ultimately leading him and his mates on a suburban retrieval "mission", he recently recalled to Yahoo News. Harvey managed to find his trailer and even peeked through the alleged thief's fence to confirm it. He later called the police, who were able to attend the scene and take possession of the trailer. Meanwhile in March last year, an Adelaide-based plant owner "decided to go all in" to track down the individual responsible for stealing her precious potted plants from outside her home. Though the plant owner had reported the alleged thefts to the police, they were told there was minimal evidence, so not much could be done. But after allegedly stealing a third pot, planted with an AirTag in the soil, the owner was able to find where it had been taken to and eventually find the culprit. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
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Pub must close after stolen goods were sold on premises
A Merthyr Tydfil pub will have to close after having its licence revoked because of stolen goods being sold outside the premises. South Wales Police called for a licence review of the Wyndham Arms in Glebeland Street. The council's licensing committee has decided to revoke the licence meaning it will close. It follows an incident at the premises on March 22 when stolen meat and other items were purchased from a known shoplifter by Kevin Jones who is the premises licence-holder and designated premises supervisor. At a later police interview Kevin Jones admitted knowingly buying stolen goods and was cautioned for this offence on May 20, the decision notice said. The committee saw a police warning letter sent to Kevin Jones on October 20 referring to 'continuous' criminal activity (retail theft) linked to the premises and the committee heard further details of the past and current problems associated with shoplifting sales at the premises from the police at the meeting. The committee accepted the police's evidence that for some considerable time going back a number of years the Wyndham Arms had been central to the on-going shoplifting blight on local retailers on the basis that shoplifters regularly took stolen items to the premises to sell to patrons. Evidence was given by PC Steve Moseley confirming the efforts the police had made to work with Kevin Jones with the aim of breaking this chain of criminality. But the decision notice said that Kevin Jones had acted in a 'polar opposite way' and had by his actions actively promoted crime when he purchased stolen goods and failed to take any effective steps to stop others buying and selling stolen goods at the premises. PC Moseley also provided evidence of two other recorded incidents of stolen goods being sold to patrons of the Wyndham at the pub. To get all the latest Merthyr Tydfil news straight to your inbox, sign up to our newsletter here. These took place on May 13, a week after the review application was submitted, and on June 17, a month after receiving his formal caution. Kevin Jones denied there had been any further problems at the premises and explained the efforts he had made to stop the sale of shop lifted goods at the premises. But the committee accepted the police evidence and found that the efforts Kevin Jones maintained that he had made to address the issues at the premises were insufficient to deal with the ongoing breach of the prevention of crime and disorder licensing objective. This led the committee to conclude that either 'at best Kevin Jones was unable to control what went on at his premises or at worst he did not care'. Either way his actions were 'not ones that led the sub-committee to believe that Kevin Jones was able to bring about a positive change at the premises.' The committee agreed with the police that the actions of Kevin Jones were such that they had no faith in him addressing the shoplifting criminality linked to the premises and were satisfied that whilst Kevin Jones remained the premises-licence holder and designated premises supervisor of the premises the Wyndham Arms would 'continue to be a focal point for the sale of stolen goods'. It was confirmed that the outside of the premises had adequate cover from CCTV but there were 'blind' areas inside the premises which had not been addressed by Kevin Jones despite the same having been highlighted to him by the police. The police said adding conditions to the premises licence would not ensure compliance with the prevention of crime and disorder licensing objective and sergeant Andy Jones commented that 'target-hardening' would not work to address the licensing breaches. The premises licence-holder did not suggest any additional conditions and confirmed when questioned that he had not put up notices at the premises to say that the sale of shoplifted goods at the premises would not be tolerated despite this step having been recommended to him in the police warning letter in October 2024. An option available to the committee was to remove the designated premises supervisor (DPS) but this was not considered appropriate because Kevin Jones was both DPS and premises licence-holder and while he remained premises licence-holder he would continue to be the controlling mind behind how the premises was run. The committee considered the submissions in writing from Kevin and Ryan Jones but were not able to take the personal circumstances of Kevin Jones into account as a 'defence' to breaching the licensing objectives. The decision notice said: 'The licensing sub-committee's duty after considering all relevant evidence was to take steps with a view to the promotion of the licensing objectives in the interests of the wider community and not those of the licence-holder.' The committee were of the view that the only effective, proportionate, and appropriate way of ensuring the prevention of crime and disorder licensing principle was not breached was for the chain of criminality from the theft in the shop to the sale to patrons at the premises to be broken and to do that it was proportionate to revoke the premises licence and for the premises to close. The committee considered suspending the premises licence for a period up to three months but decided that this was not appropriate and that it was highly likely that if the premises re-opened after a period of suspension with Kevin Jones remaining as the premises licence-holder the sale of shoplifted goods at the premises would restart and the licensing objective would again be breached. The committee were given evidence of the damage shoplifting is having on the retail community of Merthyr Tydfil and how this affects the general public and the committee were not prepared to take the risk of licencing breaches at the premises restarting after a period of suspension. READ MORE: The DWP benefits and payments only available to people over State Pension age
