Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Nov. 25 that ANDRICSON JEREZ, 29, of the Bronx, and 13 other defendants were indicted for Enterprise Corruption and related charges, for allegedly operating a criminal organization that systematically stole FedEx packages containing cellphones and electronic devices throughout Suffolk County. A total of 14 defendants face 50 felony charges that stem from a two-year investigation into thefts that occurred between October 2023 to February 2025. “For two years, this alleged porch pirate ring plagued our community and built a criminal enterprise on the backs of Suffolk families and businesses,” said District Attorney Tierney. “These indictments demonstrate that we will track down and hold accountable those who commit crimes against Suffolk County residents, regardless of how extensive their operation.” According to the investigation, between October 2023 and February 2025, JEREZ allegedly ran the criminal enterprise from two Bronx locations. JEREZ allegedly employed a network of “runners” who were provided with insider FedEx tracking information, including recipient names, addresses, device types, and tracking numbers from shipments from Verizon and AT&T destined for Suffolk County. The runners allegedly stole packages from residences and businesses and delivered the stolen devices, predominately cellphones, to JEREZ at a “fencing location” at 2227 University Avenue in the Bronx. JEREZ would then allegedly confirm the stolen items through encrypted messages containing device identification numbers and photos. The stolen devices were then transported in garbage bags to a “stash house” at 2112 Quimby Avenue in the Bronx, where JEREZ allegedly sold them in bulk to wholesalers who redistributed them domestically and internationally. The investigation identified, WANDY ALMANZAR LIRANZO, JACKSON SUAZO, ALVARO ALVAREZ FERMIN, LEONEL TEJEDA REYNOSO, FELIPE BATISTA, and LUGER GUERRERO as alleged “runners” who traveled to Suffolk County to steal packages. Packages were taken from businesses and homes located in Babylon, Bay Shore, Bayport, Bellport, Brentwood, Brookhaven, Central Islip, Deer Park, East Farmingdale, East Setauket, Elwood, Hauppauge, Holbrook, Holtsville, Huntington, Huntington Station, Kings Park, Mastic, Melville, Miller Place, Montauk, Nesconset, North Babylon, Northport, Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, Sag Harbor, Sayville, Selden, Shirley, and West Islip. JEREZ and/or his lieutenants, LUIS MARTE TAVARES, EUGENIO VALENCIA, RAIMOND CABRERA DE LEON, and JUAN BAEZ, allegedly helped coordinate the operation as “proxy buyers” and transporters of the stolen devices to the “stash house.” After their alleged arrival at the stash house, JEREZ and his father JUAN BAEZ would deliver the stolen electronic devices to FAWAZ HAMEED, ANZAR ALI, and EDDIE ZAIBAK. JEREZ would allegedly deliver the stolen devices to FAWAZ HAMEED’s electronic store, located at 1230 Broadway in Manhattan. JUAN BAEZ would allegedly transport the devices to ANZAR ALI’s home, FAWAZ HAMEED, and the home of EDDIE ZAIBAK. JEREZ himself would also allegedly deliver the devices to the home of EDDIE ZAIBAK, another location of interest that was uncovered to be 1524 East 66th Street in the Old Mill Basin section of Brooklyn. Several incidents involved violence or deception, including: On September 13, 2024, LUGER GUERRERO and others allegedly violently pushed a FedEx driver to the ground at a Hauppauge business and stole a package containing 15 Samsung tablets. On September 18, 2024, FELIPE BATISTA allegedly forcibly stole a package from a Suffolk County resident shortly after delivery. On October 8, 2024, LEONEL TEJEDA REYNOSO allegedly used a fake identification at a Melville FedEx center to claim a package containing an iPad Pro tablet valued over $1,000. The stolen cellular devices were allegedly tracked back to the enterprise’s “fencing location” at 2227 University Avenue in the Bronx. On February 25 and February 26, 2025, law enforcement executed search warrants at the “fencing location” on University Avenue, the “stash house” Quimby Avenue, FAWAZ HAMEED’s home on Hone Avenue in the Bronx and electronics store in Manhattan and EDDIE ZAIBAK’s Brooklyn home. At the 1524 East 66th Street location, law enforcement allegedly recovered an IMEI scanner and a bill counter. An IMEI scanner is tool, usually in the form of a mobile app, that captures a device’s unique International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number by reading its barcode. It is used legitimately by businesses and mobile carriers for inventory and supply chain management, but an IMEI scanner can also be used to clone devices and identity theft if it falls into the wrong hands. At the Quimby Avenue location, law enforcement allegedly recovered over 200 new cellular phones, other electronic devices and more than $100,000 in cash. At the outset of the investigation, it is alleged that the “runners” were being tipped off to the FedEx deliveries and had insider knowledge as to the contents of the packages to be delivered. While investigating this Enterprise, members of the FedEx task force uncovered that the “runners” were allegedly being provided the resident or business owners’ addresses, names, the electronic devices to be delivered and tracking numbers, to assist in their ability to allegedly steal packages. It was the alleged dissemination of these details that allowed the “runners” to steal expeditiously as they were provided insider knowledge. On October 15, 2025, JEREZ, 29, of, the Bronx, was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei for the following charges: One count of Enterprise Corruption, a Class B felony; Ten counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, Class D felonies; Twenty-eight counts of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, Class E felonies; and Ten counts of Petit Larceny, Class A misdemeanors. JEREZ was also arraigned on five other separate indictments in Suffolk County, each with one count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, Class E felonies. JEREZ also has a separate pending federal case out of New Jersey where he is charged with one count of Conspiracy to Transport and Receive Stolen Property and one count of Transportation of Stolen property, stemming from his alleged involvement in running the fencing operation out of the Bronx location. Justice Mazzei ordered JEREZ held on $75,000 bond, during the pendency of the case, which he has since posted. JEREZ is due back in court on December 15, 2025, and faces a mandatory indeterminate sentence with a minimum of 1 to 3 years in prison to a maximum term of 8 1⁄3 to 25 years in prison, if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Christopher Booth, Esq. On October 20, 2025, WANDY ALMANZAR LIRANZO, 35, of Yonkers, was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Mazzei for one count of Enterprise Corruption, a Class B felony; two counts of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, Class E felonies, and one count of Petit Larceny, a Class A misdemeanor. Justice Mazzei ordered WANDY ALMANZAR LIRANZO to be placed on supervised release with GPS conditions during the pendency of the case. WANDY ALMANZAR LIRANZO is due back in court on January 8, 2025, and faces a mandatory indeterminate sentence with a minimum of 1 to 3 years in prison to a maximum of 8 1⁄3 to 25 years in prison, if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society. On October 20, 2025, JACKSON SUAZO, 30, of the Bronx, was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Mazzei for one count of Enterprise Corruption, a Class B felony; two counts of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, Class E felonies, and three counts of Petit Larceny, Class A misdemeanors. Justice Mazzei ordered JACKSON SUAZO to be placed on supervised release with GPS conditions and for him to surrender his passport during the pendency of the case. JACKSON SUAZO is due back in court on January 12, 2025, and faces a mandatory indeterminate sentence with a minimum term of 1 to 3 years in prison to a maximum of 8 1⁄3 to 25 years in prison, if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Luigi Belcastro, Esq. On October 7, 2024, ALVARO ALVAREZ FERMIN was arrested and charged in New Jersey for Robbery of a FedEx package from a civilian shortly after a FedEx delivery and placed into ICE custody and granted a voluntary departure from the country in that jurisdiction in July 2025. He remains at large. On October 27, 2025, LUIS MARTE TAVARES, 34, of Brooklyn was arraigned on the indictment before Justice McDonough for one count of Enterprise Corruption, a Class B felony; four counts of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, Class E felonies; and one count of Petit Larceny, a Class A misdemeanor. Justice McDonough ordered LUIS MARTE TAVARES to be placed on supervised release with GPS conditions and for him to surrender his passport during the pendency of the case. LUIS MARTE TAVARES is due back in court on January 7, 2026, and faces a maximum of 8 1⁄3 to 25 years in prison, if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Carle Irace, Esq. LUIS MARTE TAVARES also has a separate pending federal case out of New Jersey where he is also charged with Conspiracy to Transport and Receive Stolen Property stemming from his alleged connection to operating the “fencing” operation out of the University Avenue location in the Bronx. On November 17, 2025, LEONEL TEJEDA REYNOSO, 32 of the Bronx, was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Mazzei for one count of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a Class E felony and one count of Identity Theft in the Second Degree, a Class E felony. Justice Mazzei ordered LEONEL TEJEDA REYNOSO held on $50,000 cash, $100,000 bond or $1,000, 000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. TEJEDA REYNOSO is due back in court on December 18, 2025, and faces a maximum indeterminate sentence of 1 1⁄3 to 4 years in prison, if convicted on the top counts. He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society. October 20, 2025, FELIPE BATISTA, 22, of the Bronx, was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Mazzei for one count of Robbery in the Third Degree, a Class D felony and one count of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a Class E felony. Justice Mazzei ordered FELIPE BATISTA to be placed on supervised release and surrender his passport, during the pendency of the case. FELIPE BATISTA is due back in court on December 22, 2025, and faces a maximumindeterminate sentence of 2 1⁄3 to 7 years in prison, if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Keith O’Halloran, Esq. On October 8, 2025, RAIMOND CABRERA DELEON, 32, of the Bronx, was arraigned before Justice Mazzei for one count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a Class E felony. Justice Mazzei ordered RAIMOND CABRERA DELEON to be placed on supervised released without bail because his charge is considered non-bail eligible under current New York State law, meaning prosecutors cannot ask for, and judges cannot set bail. He was also ordered to surrender his passport during the pendency of the case. RAIMOND CABRERA DELEON is due back in court on December 17, 2025, and he is being represented by Chase Brown, Esq. RAIMOND CABRERA DELEON also has a separate pending federal case out of New Jersey where he is charged with Conspiracy to Transport and Receive Stolen Property, stemming from his alleged involvement in running the fencing operation out of the Bronx location. On October 23, 2025, JUAN BAEZ, 48, of the Bronx was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Mazzei for one count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a Class E felony. Justice Mazzei ordered JUAN BAEZ to be placed on placed on supervised released without bail because his charge is considered non-bail eligible under current New York State law, meaning prosecutors cannot ask for, and judges cannot set bail. He was also ordered to surrender his passport. BAEZ isdue back in court on January 8, 2026, and faces a maximum indeterminate sentence of 1 1⁄3 to 4 years in prison, if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Samantha Chorney, Esq. On October 16, 2025, FAWAZ HAMEED, 35, of the Bronx, was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Mazzei for one count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a Class E felony. Justice Mazzei ordered FAWAZ HAMEED to surrender his passport and be placed on supervised release, during the pendency of the case. FAWAZ HAMEED is due back in court on December 11, 2025, and faces a maximum indeterminate sentence of 1 1⁄3 to 4 years in prison, if convicted on the topcount. He is being represented by Ali Najmi, Esq. On October 23, 2025, ANZAR ALI, 57, of Valley Stream, was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Mazzei for one count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a Class E felony. Justice Mazzei ordered ANZAR ALI to be released on his own recognizance. ALI is due back in court on November 26, 2025, and faces a maximum indeterminate sentence of 1 1⁄3 to 4 years in prison, if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Christopher Dooley, Esq. On October 16, 2025, EDDIE ZAIBAK, 28, of Brooklyn, was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Mazzei for one count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a Class E felony. Justice Mazzei ordered EDDIE ZAIBAK to surrender his passport and be placed on supervised release, during the pendency of the case. EDDIE ZAIBAK is due back in court on December 8, 2025, and faces a maximum indeterminate sentence of 1 1⁄3 to 4 years in prison, if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Don Savatta, Esq.
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Suffolk County D.A.: 14 people indicted for alleged ‘porch pirate’ criminal enterprise
