A Jersey City resident has admitted to participating in a scheme to burglarize logistics warehouses and transport stolen goods across state lines, according to an announcement from Senior Counsel Philip W. Lamparello.
Derek Spivey, 37, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Edward S. Kiel to one count of conspiracy to transport stolen goods. He also admitted to violating the terms of his supervised release from a previous conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon.
Court documents and statements reveal that Spivey worked with Jamil Bethea, Jamal Reid, Rasheed Sharpe, and others to break into trailers at logistics warehouses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The group stole $50,000 worth of Department of Defense laptops from a Pennsylvania warehouse in January 2025; $200,000 worth of high-end perfume from another Pennsylvania warehouse in March 2025; and $20,000 worth of liquor from a New Jersey warehouse in March 2025. They then transported these stolen items into and through New Jersey with the intent to sell them.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 or twice the gross loss or gain involved. Sentencing for Spivey is set for June 1, 2026.
Bethea, Reid, and Sharpe have previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the same conspiracy and are awaiting sentencing later this year.
Senior Counsel Lamparello credited agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Atlantic City Resident Agency—under Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy—and thanked the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Division for its assistance with the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Bender is representing the government in Camden.
“Derek Spivey admitted responsibility for conspiring with others to steal significant quantities of goods—including government property—and transporting those goods across state lines,” said Senior Counsel Lamparello. “This office remains committed to holding accountable those who target supply chains vital to our region.”
Defense counsel for Spivey is Thomas Young, Assistant Federal Public Defender.
