A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 39 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to burglarize approximately 55 United Parcel Service (UPS) warehouses across the United States. The thefts resulted in the loss of over $1.6 million worth of merchandise, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna.
Aboudramane Karamoko, aged 21, received his sentence from Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Bumb in Camden, New Jersey. Following his imprisonment, he will serve three years of supervised release.
Previously sentenced in connection with this case were three other individuals from Philadelphia: Sekou Fofanah, 20, and Shamaire Brown, 19, each received 24 months' imprisonment followed by three years' supervised release; Quamaire Brown, also 19, was sentenced to 33 months' imprisonment with an identical period of supervised release.
All four defendants have been ordered to pay restitution totaling $1,600,157.
Court documents reveal that between January 2021 and April 2023, Karamoko and his co-conspirators targeted UPS facilities in several states including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Rhode Island. They accessed these facilities by breaking or prying open loading bay doors and specifically sought parcels marked with "lithium-ion battery" warnings—indicative of high-value electronics like cell phones. Each defendant admitted participation in at least 55 burglaries with stolen goods valued at approximately $1.6 million.
The investigation was credited to special agents from the United States Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigations Newark office under Special Agent Ricky J. Patel's direction. Numerous law enforcement agencies contributed assistance including those from South Brunswick Police Department to Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jake A. Nasar represented the government in this case.
Defense counsels included Anthony Iacullo for Sekou Fofanah; Gary Mizzone for Quamaire Brown; Stephen Natoli for Shamaire Brown; and Joel Silberman for Aboudramane Karamoko.
