Doral, Florida
On March 19, Jeffery Moore, 61, was arrested in Doral for the audacious theft and organized fraud of iPhones worth more than $2 million. His arrest took place in Alachua County, North Florida, by the Florida Highway Patrol, authorities said.
Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez says they are still searching for Robert Soto, the other man allegedly involved in the theft of $2 million worth of Apple iPhones.
Doral police responded to a call at the FedEx facility regarding the theft of 38 boxes containing approximately 1,799 iPhone 17 Pro Max phones, valued at nearly $2 million. On March 17, a FedEx facility employee received a call from a man claiming to be from the company. He stated that the warehouse was undergoing repairs and therefore they couldn’t receive deliveries, requiring employees to pick up shipments.
On March 19, a man arrived at the FedEx facility wearing an employee photo ID on his chest. He had received an email from the company indicating that the package would be picked up in person. The suspect, who had arrived in a U-Haul truck accompanied by another unidentified person, was allowed by FedEx to enter the facility and drive the truck to the loading dock. There, the 38 boxes were loaded onto the truck. Shortly after, the actual company manager arrived, realized what was happening, and immediately ordered a FedEx employee to detain the suspect and the other person.
The two suspects got into the U-Haul truck and fled with the iPhones at approximately 10:00 a.m., according to the arrest warrant.
Around 5:40 p.m., a U-Haul van was intercepted on northbound Interstate 75 in Alachua County by the Florida Highway Patrol and Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies. The driver, Jeffery Moore, was arrested and matched the description of the person involved in the iPhone theft. The stolen iPhones were found inside the U-Haul, according to the arrest warrant. Moore, a South Carolina resident, was booked into the Alachua County Jail before being extradited to Miami-Dade County last Friday, according to court records.
He appeared before a Miami-Dade judge on Saturday, who set his bail at $2.5 million.
