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- A Sacramento man was convicted in Los Angeles federal court in a cargo theft case.
- Prosecutors said the scheme stole about $2 million in appliances and electronics.
- The defendants purchased or fraudulently used real trucking companies to win bids.
A Sacramento man on Tuesday was convicted in federal court in Los Angeles for a fraud scheme that used legitimate trucking companies to steal an estimated $2 million worth of household appliances and other high-value items from Southern California warehouses.
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A jury found Arshpreet Singh, 28, guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit theft from interstate or foreign shipments and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles announced in a news release.
The co-defendant in the federal criminal case, Vikramjeet Singh, 31, of Fontana in San Bernardino County, also was found guilty of one count conspiracy to commit theft from interstate or foreign shipments. He was acquitted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Prosecutors said Arshpreet Singh, from March 2024 through June 2025, and his co-conspirators purchased or fraudulently used real trucking companies to bid on shipping contracts. After winning the bids, the defendants and others took the cargo and stole it rather than deliver it to the correct destination, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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The stolen cargo with a total estimated value of $2 million was often televisions and laptops, household appliances and other consumer goods including vacuums, LED lights, shoes and tires.
Prosecutors said the cargo thefts occurred at warehouses throughout Southern California, including in Fontana, Vernon, Santa Fe Springs, Perris, City of Industry, Long Beach, Compton, Commerce, Pico Rivera, Chino and Moreno Valley, as well as in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Both defendants are scheduled to return to court Jan. 20 for their sentencing hearing. Prosecutors said Arshpreet Singh, the Sacramento man, will face a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, and Vikramjeet Singh will face a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
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