California Crime Ring Busted for Over 600 Home Depot Thefts

Organized Retail Theft Operation

• 🚨 Authorities have announced felony criminal charges against nine defendants for their involvement in a massive, multi-county organized retail theft operation targeting Home Depot.
• 🎯 The charges include grand theft, conspiracy, receiving stolen property, organized retail theft, and money laundering.

The Ring Leader and Fences

• 💰 David All, the alleged ringleader, faces 48 felony counts and is accused of using wholesale and online businesses as fronts to launder illicit profits.
• 📈 His brother-in-law, Omid Abraham, is accused of selling stolen goods online through platforms like Amazon and eBay.
• 📦 Other defendants, including Lorena Cisneros and Enrique Nero, are charged with conspiracy for allegedly reselling stolen merchandise to electrical supply warehouses.

Booster Crews and Theft Methods

• ⚡ Two organized theft or "booster" crews are accused of stealing high-value electrical components like breakers, dimmers, and switches from Home Depot stores on an almost daily basis.
• 🛒 These crews are linked to over 600 separate thefts across 71 Home Depot locations in Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
• 💡 One crew, consisting of Jose Benuelos Guerrero, Edwin Rivera, and Eber Bonia, allegedly stole between $6,000 and $10,000 worth of merchandise daily.
• 🧗 In one instance, a suspect was observed climbing store racks to bypass security cages to steal items.

Financial Impact and Arrests

• 💸 The operation resulted in millions of dollars in losses to Home Depot.
• ⚖️ All 14 suspects are in custody, with bail set at either $250,000 or $500,000 each.