Jury convicts two in $2 million cargo-theft ring that bought real trucking companies

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two men Tuesday in a cargo-theft conspiracy that used purchased trucking companies — not fake ones — to bid on legitimate loads and then vanish with the freight. Prosecutors tied the operation to at least $2 million in losses across the United States between March 2024 and June 2025.

Arshpreet Singh, 28, of Sacramento, and Vikramjeet Singh, 31, of Fontana, California, were both found guilty of conspiracy to commit theft from interstate or foreign shipments after a seven-day trial. Arshpreet Singh was also convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; jurors acquitted Vikramjeet Singh on that separate count.

Trial evidence showed the group bought established carriers to gain credibility with shippers. Arshpreet Singh paid roughly $22,000 for Texas-based Z&F Transportation LLC in March 2024, and under that company's name a co-conspirator picked up televisions in Fontana that were bound for Florida but never arrived. The group purchased a second carrier, Skyways Trucking LLC, in May 2024 and used it to steal laptops, televisions, solar panels and other merchandise. Investigators said the group booked shipments through brokers including Uber Freight before taking possession of loads that never reached their destinations.

The stolen products included televisions, laptops, vacuums, LED lights, appliances, footwear and tires, with thefts documented in Fontana, Long Beach, Compton, Chino, Commerce and other Southern California cities, as well as Grand Prairie, Texas. U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang scheduled sentencing for Jan. 20, 2027; Arshpreet Singh faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison and Vikramjeet Singh a maximum of five years. The case was investigated by the FBI's Inland Violent Crime Suppression Task Force and IRS Criminal Investigation, with local police and sheriff's departments in California and Texas assisting.