Long Island prosecutors have charged 14 people with running a massive "porch pirate" ring that "systematically" snatched high-value packages from citizens' doorsteps using "insider knowledge" from within FedEx.
In an indictment announced on Monday, authorities in Suffolk County, New York, accused 29-year-old Bronx man Andrickson Jerez of masterminding the "sophisticated" criminal outfit that swiped thousands of smartphones and tablets from local homes and businesses.