Two Woodbridge Men Charged for Trafficking Stolen Apple Products

The FBI said Friday that three men working at local shopping mall cell phone kiosks have been indicted for purchasing stolen iPhones and other products and selling them for profit.

Two of the men, Farid Ahmad, a.k.a. “Fred,” 33, and Naeem Ahmad, 31, of Woodbridge worked at PCC Wireless at Fashion Centre in Arlington, phone kiosks at Potomac Mills Mall and other locations in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania. 

The FBI charged the Ahmad brothers with a "three-count indictment accused of conspiracy, the purchase, receipt and possession of electronics stolen from an interstate carrier, and receipt of stolen goods," said a release.

The maximum penalties for the two substantive offenses involving the purchase, receipt, and possession of the stolen electronics are 10 years each, said the release. The conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Both men are scheduled for a jury trial on Nov. 16, 2011.

"A series of transactions allegedly culminated in a May 25, 2011, sale of 27 iPhones and 14 Macbooks for $6,400," said the FBI. "The brothers were arrested when the items were allegedly placed in the trunk of their car."

The third man, Ahmer Aslam, also known as “Don,” from Dumfries, was charged with the purchase, receipt and possession of electronics stolen from an interstate carrier, and receipt of stolen goods. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each count of the indictment. He is scheduled for a jury trial on Oct. 19, 2011.

According to the FBI, "Metro Transit Police Department arrested an individual following a robbery on the Metro Green Line on Jan. 14, 2010, and the defendant indicated that employees working at a phone kiosk in Fashion Centre at Pentagon City were willing to pay cash for stolen Apple, Inc., products."