Jersey City man sentenced to 4 years in prison for multi-state warehouse burglary ring
The crew systematically targeted and burglarized commercial shipping trailers parked at major logistics hubs.
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A Hudson County man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in a sophisticated conspiracy that targeted logistics warehouses across New Jersey and Pennsylvania to steal and resell hundreds of thousands of dollars in high-end cargo.
Derek Spivey, 38, of Jersey City, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiring to transport stolen goods. Because the crimes occurred while Spivey was on federal probation for a prior felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm conviction, Judge Kiel added an additional eight months for violating his supervised release, bringing his total prison sentence to nearly five years.
According to federal prosecutors and court documents, Spivey operated alongside co-conspirators Jamil Bethea, Jamal Reid, Rasheed Sharpe and others. The crew systematically targeted and burglarized commercial shipping trailers parked at major logistics hubs.
Once the cargo was secured, the group transported the stolen merchandise into and through New Jersey, where it was sold to buyers. Court records highlight three major heists orchestrated by the ring:
January 2025: Theft of $50,000 worth of U.S. Department of Defense laptops from a Pennsylvania warehouse.
March 2025: Theft of $200,000 worth of high-end perfume from a Pennsylvania facility.
March 2025: Theft of $20,000 worth of liquor from a New Jersey warehouse.
Spivey is the latest member of the ring to face prison time. His co-conspirators have all previously entered guilty pleas for their roles in the multi-state operation. A judge previously sentenced Rasheed Sharpe to 41 months in prison, while Bethea and Reid are both scheduled to face sentencing later this year.
