Dimitriy Nezhinskiy has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for conspiring to receive stolen luxury goods from homes, including that of NFL quarterback Joe Burrow. He faces up to five years in prison and forfeiture and restitution exceeding $2.5 million. The case involved a network of burglaries targeting wealthy homes across the U.S. Nezhinskiy admitted his actions in court and claimed most of his business was legitimate. His operations were revealed through undercover sales and a raid that uncovered numerous stolen luxury items.
"I am very sorry for my actions," the 44-year-old New Jersey resident said in Brooklyn federal court. "Most of my business was completely legitimate, and it was a good business."
Authorities accused Nezhinskiy and his co-defendant Juan Villar of knowingly purchasing stolen property, which included jewelry, watches, handbags and assorted luxury items from outside the state of New York, acquired from burglary crews traveling around the U.S. and targeting the homes of the wealthy.
A raid at the pawn shop and Nezhinskiy's storage units also yielded large quantities of suspected stolen property, including high-end handbags, wine, sports memorabilia, jewelry, artwork, and power tools, the latter of which could be used in burglaries.
Nezhinskiy pleaded on a federal charge of conspiring to receive stolen property that had been transported in interstate commerce. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, plus restitution of approximately $2,500,000, and forfeiture of more than $2,500,000.
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