Fake FedEx Crew Walked Out With $680K Electronics Load in Delaware
Delaware State Police arrested a California man after two suspects used fraudulent IDs and shipping documents to steal a trailer from a New Castle warehouse.…
Broker Fraud & Vetting
Freight broker fraud, double-brokering scams, fictitious pickups, factoring fraud, broker bond claims, and how carriers vet brokers before pulling a load.
Criminals Stole $31.8M in Freight by Hijacking Carrier Accounts Over Five Labor Days
CargoNet tracked 273 cargo thefts across five Labor Day weekends. Fraudsters changed delivery instructions after legitimate carriers picked up loads, bypassing…
Hung Jury in New Orleans Staged-Accident Murder Trial
Sean Alfortish and Leon Parker walked away without murder convictions after a jury deadlocked on whether they killed a federal informant who had pleaded guilty…
One broker pocketed $3,200 per load on 28 military shipments, ATA says
Military freight awards bypassed bidding systems and went to brokers at rates triple what carriers received, raising security and taxpayer concerns.
$647K Nike Shipment Stolen Using Fake Pickup Documents in Memphis
Cook County investigators recovered the shoes near Chicago after a driver used fraudulent paperwork to pick up the Dallas-bound load. No arrests yet.
J.B. Hunt, AONE Brokerage Face Liability Claims Over Double-Brokered Loads
Two federal judges are letting broker negligence cases proceed after the Supreme Court killed broker immunity. One involves a double-brokered load that killed…
White House Targets $67B in Transshipped Freight, Proposes AI Border Screen
A new trade report estimates that illegal transshipment through Mexico, India, and Vietnam cost the Treasury $28 billion in tariff revenue in 2025. The…
$111M Semiconductor Heist Used Escort Cutoff, Fake Reroutes
Thieves directed drivers to unauthorized warehouses after blocking escort vehicles. US Bank says the sophistication is unlike anything the industry has seen…
New Orleans Attorney Denied New Trial in Staged-Accident Scam
Vanessa Motta will face sentencing in September. Her romantic partner stands trial next month for murdering a cooperating witness.
C.H. Robinson Hit With $604M Verdict After Jury Finds Broker Liability
Dallas jury assigned 23% fault to broker in 2021 crash case, signaling new exposure for brokers under post-Montgomery legal landscape.
C.H. Robinson Hit With $604M Verdict After Jury Calls Driver 'Borrowed Employee'
Dallas jury found broker 23% liable but vicarious-liability theory could multiply exposure. Verdict follows Supreme Court ruling that killed federal preemption…
Drug Traffickers Used Broker Model to Move $139M Across Border
Canadian and U.S. authorities seized 1.7 metric tons of cocaine, meth, and opium from a network that arranged cross-border drug loads like a freight broker…