NEWS MALLORY SOFASTAIIINVESTIGATED THE RING OF ROGUEMOVERS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR..AND HAS AN UPDATE IN THECASE..

BECAUSE IF IT MATTERSTO YOU..

IT'S A MATTER FORMALLORY.THIS CASE IS MOVING SLOWLYTHROUGH THE JUSTICE SYSTEMBECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCHMATERIAL áá 7 TERRABYTES OFDATA TO SIFT THROUGH.

THEGOVERNMENT áá HOWEVER áá HASMADE SOME PROGRESS.

IN THELAST 8 MONTHS, THEY REUNITEDAROUND 200 CUSTOMERS WITHTHEIR BELONGINGS FOUND STOREDIN WAREHOUSES..

AND STORAGEUNITS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.SO FAR áá EIGHT OF THE 12PEOPLE CHARGED HAVE BEENARRESTED.

THE OTHER FOUR ARECONSIDERED FUGITIVES.

THISGROUP IS ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDINGMORE THAN 900 PEOPLE.

FEDERALOFFICIALS SAY THEY WOULD GIVELOW MOVING ESTIMATES, LOAD UPTHE TRUCKS, THEN DEMAND MOREMONEY.

IF CUSTOMERS DIDN'TPAY, THEY'D HOLD THEIR STUFFHOSTAGE.

WE SPOKE TO DOZENS OFCUSTOMERS áá INCLUDING HERE INMARYLAND áá WHO TRIED FORMONTHS TO GET THEIR THINGSBACK.

AND THIS SCHEME DATESBACK TO 2013.

WHEN THE MOVINGCOMPANY WOULD GET A BADREPUTATION..

THE MOVERS WOULDCHANGE THE NAME OF THE COMPANYAND GET A NEW LICENSE.INVESTIGATORS HAVE LINKED THEMTO 14 COMPANIES IN 10 STATES.A TRIAL DATE HASN'T BEEN SETáá DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARE NOWGETTING A CHANCE TO REVIEW ALLTHE EVIDENCE.

THIS INCLUDES 80COMPUTERS..

EMAIL ACCOUNTS..BANK RECORDS, CUSTOMER FILES,AND ANYTHING SEIZED AT THEWAREHOUSES WHERE CUSTOMER'SITEMS WERE HELD.

FOUR OF THE 8PEOPLE ARRESTED..

INCLUDINGTHE ALLEGED MASTERMIND OF THEOPERATION áá ANDREY SHUKLIN ááREMAIN IN JAIL, HELD WITHOUTBOND.YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THIS