"If you're going to steal, why not steal from the most profitable company on the planet, Santa Clara-based chipmaker Nvidia? That's what six Southern California-based burglars allegedly thought, as they're accused of a $7 million heist of Nvidia chips last December from a Burlingame warehouse that were headed for Supermicro facility in San Jose the next day. Same goes for their alleged June 3 theft of nearly $200,000 worth of Nvidia chips in Fremont."
"Well, police and the FBI have noticed. They also noticed that the suspected same crew lifted $100,000 worth of Apple watches from Ashtabula County, Ohio this past October, and several other heists that sure seemed to show a deep understanding of the tech firms' supply chains and delivery schedules. And now, Bay Area News Group reports that six men have been arrested and charged in federal court in this high-tech theft ring that prosecutors say has netted as much as $22 million in stolen gear."
"The accused ringleaders here are brothers Galo Horacio Chamorro and Joao Jose Chamorro of Southern California, though they are accused of having four other accomplices who are named in an indictment. Per the News Group, a previous 2022 raid of their home netted a pneumatic jack that prosecutors say was used in previous burglaries, plus radio signal jammers, walkie-talkies, and naturally, multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars laying around in cash."
Six Southern California men were arrested and charged in a federal indictment alleging a coordinated theft ring that targeted high-value Nvidia and Apple shipments. Prosecutors allege the crew stole millions, including a reported $7 million haul from a Burlingame warehouse and additional Nvidia chip thefts in Fremont, plus $100,000 in Apple Watches in Ohio. Authorities state the suspects demonstrated detailed knowledge of supply chains and delivery schedules, used fraudulently registered cars and counter-surveillance, and stored large amounts of cash. A prior 2022 raid reportedly recovered tools and electronic jammers allegedly used in the burglaries.
Read at sfist.com
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