LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A federal jury has convicted two men of conspiring to steal more than $2 million in cargo from warehouses across Southern California by purchasing legitimate trucking companies, winning authentic shipping contracts, picking up the loads, and simply never delivering them.
Arshpreet Singh, 28, of Sacramento, and Vikramjeet Singh, 31, of Fontana, were each found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit theft from interstate or foreign shipments following a seven-day trial. Arshpreet Singh was also convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Vikramjeet Singh was acquitted on that second count.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 20, 2027. Arshpreet Singh faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison. Vikramjeet Singh faces a maximum of five years.
How the Scheme Worked
From March 2024 through June 2025, Arshpreet Singh and his co-conspirators acquired real, established trucking companies — either by purchasing them outright or fraudulently using their credentials — to bid on legitimate shipping contracts. Once they won the contracts and took possession of the cargo, they stole it rather than delivering it to its destination.
In March 2024, Arshpreet Singh purchased Texas-based carrier Z&F Transportation LLC from its owner for approximately $22,000. Later that month a co-conspirator operating under the Z&F name picked up a load of televisions in Fontana and never delivered it to its intended destination in Florida.
In May 2024, co-conspirators purchased Skyways Trucking LLC and used it to steal laptops, televisions, solar panels, and other goods. They booked loads through freight brokers including Uber Freight, picked them up, and disappeared with them.
Stolen cargo included high-value electronics, appliances, vacuums, LED lights, shoes, and tires. Thefts occurred across more than a dozen Southern California cities — including 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. Total estimated losses exceed $2 million.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Inland Violent Crime Suppression Task Force, IRS Criminal Investigation, and law enforcement agencies from Fontana, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, Los Angeles County, and Fort Worth, Texas.
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