A Philadelphia man, Aboudramane Karamoko, 21, has been sentenced to 39 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to burglarize United Parcel Service (UPS) warehouses across the United States. The thefts resulted in over $1.6 million worth of merchandise being stolen, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna.
Karamoko's sentencing took place before Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Bumb in Camden, New Jersey. Following his prison term, he will be subject to three years of supervised release.
Three other individuals from Philadelphia were previously sentenced by Chief Judge Bumb for their roles in the same conspiracy. Sekou Fofanah, 20, and Shamaire Brown, 19, each received a sentence of 24 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. Quamaire Brown, also 19, was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment with the same period of supervised release.
All four defendants have been ordered to pay restitution totaling $1,600,157.
Court documents and statements reveal that between January 2021 and April 2023, Karamoko and his co-defendants conspired to burglarize UPS facilities nationwide. These included locations in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Rhode Island. They gained entry by breaking or prying open loading bay doors and targeted parcels marked with "lithium-ion battery" warnings—indicating high-value electronic devices such as cell phones.
Acting U.S. Attorney Khanna credited the investigation efforts led by special agents from Homeland Security Investigations Newark under Special Agent Ricky J. Patel's direction. He also acknowledged several police departments across multiple states for their assistance.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jake A. Nasar from the Health Care Fraud Unit in Newark.
Defense counsels involved include Anthony Iacullo for Sekou Fofanah; Gary Mizzone for Quamaire Brown; Stephen Natoli for Shamaire Brown; and Joel Silberman for Aboudramane Karamoko.