Nashua Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Stolen Apple Products Worth $2 Million

CONCORD – A Nashua man pleaded guilty in federal court to transporting stolen property, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Guangwei “William” Wu, 30, pleaded guilty to the interstate transportation of stolen property.  U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott scheduled sentencing for October 4, 2023. Wu was charged on June 1, 2023. 

The defendant owned and operated a transshipping company in Manchester called Hai Xing Qiao.  In fall 2022, the victim company purchased Apple products, including iPads, iPhones, Apple Watches, and Macbooks, and then hired Hai Xing Qiao to forward the products onto Hong Kong.  However, Yongfu Huo, another Hong Kong-based company, paid a bribe of over $700,000 to the defendant to have the products shipped to Yongfu Huo instead.  To cover up his tracks, the defendant claimed that law enforcement had seized the Apple products and sent the victim company a false document titled “Disclaimer of Ownership” purportedly issued by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.  The defendant also forged the signature of a federal agent on the document.

The charging statute provides a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, 3 years of supervised release, a fine of $250,000 and restitution.  Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.  As part of the plea agreement, the defendant is repaying $2 million in restitution to the victim.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Postal Inspection Service led the investigation.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander S. Chen is prosecuting the case.

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