Man sentenced to 33 months in prison for role in burglary conspiracy targeting Asian small business owners
NEW JERSEY – A New York man was sentenced Thursday to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that targeted Asian and Asian-American small business owners for burglaries, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
James Hurt, 48, of New York, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, Sellinger said.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, from Dec. 2, 2016, to March 20, 2019, Hurt and others participated in a conspiracy to burglarize the residences of certain Asian small business owners living in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware of large sums of money, valuable jewelry, and other items, and then transport the stolen goods in interstate commerce, including to residences in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Padin sentenced Hurt to three years of supervised release.
