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NJ Man Admits Stealing 300 iPhones From Federal Evidence Storage NJ Man Admits Stealing 300 iPhones From Federal Evidence Storage
NJ Man Admits Stealing 300 iPhones From Federal Evidence Storage A Somerset County man admitted Monday that he stole 300 iPhones seized by federal immigration authorities by stuffing them in his pants, boots and jacket over the course of a month or so. Joel Cruz, 27, of Franklin Park, was working for a government subcontractor hired to manage property seized by Customs and Border Protection agents that was being stored in a warehouse in the Dayton section of South Brunswick. CBP agents had sent 628 phones bound for Dubai to the warehouse after seizing them at Boston Logan International Airport, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Cruz “scanned the locat…

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