Criminals Stole $24M in Freight Using Legitimate Carrier IDs
Federal cases reveal how thieves bought established motor carriers to pass routine verification. The question is whether your dispatch knows what to check…
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.
Driver Charged in Alleged $12M Cargo Theft Using Hijacked Carrier IDs
Federal prosecutors say Nursulton Khaydarov participated in a conspiracy that bought or took control of established trucking companies, then used their DOT…
Orlando broker pleads guilty to $1M USPS fraud, never sent trucks
Khayyam Farajov won hundreds of Freight Auction contracts, marked them delivered without moving mail, and invested the proceeds in the stock market.
Six Carriers Sue C.H. Robinson and TQL Under RICO, Claiming Brokers Used Unsafe Fleets to Undercut Bids
Stevens Trucking, Western Flyer, and four others allege the brokers handed loads to carriers running forced labor and fake logs, costing them $51 million in…
Feds Charge Nevada Man in $105M Semi-Truck Investment Ponzi Scheme
Kristopher Lunsford promised 765 investors guaranteed weekly payouts from a 2,000-truck fleet. Prosecutors say $75M of new deposits paid earlier victims while…
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.…
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…