Posted on 07/12/2025 6:23:04 AM PDT by Libloather
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced late last week that her office had convicted 36 members of an organized retail crime ring, including its leader, Roni Rubinov.
James’ office said Rubinov and the ring he oversaw stole, then resold, millions of dollars’ worth of goods in the New York City area between 2017 and 2022. During an investigation, the attorney general’s office’s Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) retrieved over $3.8 million worth of stolen goods, more than $300,000 and over 550 stolen gift cards from Rubinov.
James said the ring negatively impacted city residents and retailers alike.
“This crime ring organized bands of shoplifters to rob stores throughout our city, putting both businesses and everyday New Yorkers in danger,” James said in a statement. “Rubinov and his associates ran a massive scheme to steal millions of dollars of goods and resell them online for big profits, but our investigation has brought them to justice. I thank the NYPD and all our law enforcement partners for their hard work to keep our communities safe.”
James’ office said the goods and gift cards stolen by Rubinov and associates Yuiry Khodzhandiyev and Rafik Israilov came from retailers across New York City, including Macy’s, CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid and Lowe’s.
After stealing the items and gift cards, Rubinov’s team would take the goods to Rubinov’s New Liberty Loans Pawn Shop and Romanov Gold Buyers, where employees Akasya Yasaroglu, Lyudmila Yushuvayev, Zamira Shaganova, Erica Zambrano and Ramdass Ramkissoon would buy them, then resell them on eBay. They did so via a digital storefront called Treasure-Deals-USA, the attorney general’s announcement noted.
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I saw Letitia trying to hit on Zoltar Madmani on TV yesterday. She’s really getting hard up looking for a boyfriend.
When are they going to lock up Letitia? She has made it unsafe for New Yawkers to live in New Yawk and conduct New Yawk style business and I don’t mean pizza and Uber.
just reading the headline, I thought it was letitia’s mob that got busted??
She’s a LESBIAN i think.
She’s a LESBIAN i think.
Send them back to Ukraine after JAILING them for a while.
Small fishing. Optics only. She’s as nefarious as they get.
I get the feeling that it’s all water under the bridge. She has mostly been forgotten and will only make the news if she does something heroic, like convicting 36 people.
I was wondering about that. Females who look like that usually are.
Lol me too “ring leader and 36 criminals convicted” lol
I thought she’d be in jail by now, or at least no longer attorney general.
It’s nice to see her doing her job for a change.
You don’t know how excited I got reading that headline. Then…
By the way Pam, what’s the status of the James referral?
Sounds like the IRISH mafia!!!
So did I. 🤣 I wonder if all these people are Russian citizens?
Probably busted her rival gang.
Seriously.
A 2 fer.
Image remake
Eliminate competition
Lefties whenever they appear to do good always are doing a greater evil at the same time.
Jmho
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