MESA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – Police in Arizona say four UPS workers are facing felony charges for stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and household goods while working at a warehouse.
Mesa police said Bo Jordan Lane Arias, 34, Casey Bedell, 31, Jeremy Large, 33, and David Panasci, 32, are facing theft charges.
According to arresting documents, detectives were called to the UPS warehouse near U.S. 60 and Higley Road after the shipping company conducted an internal fraud investigation regarding missing packages that were received at the warehouse but never reached their destination.
Authorities said transaction logs and surveillance video showed one of the employees taking known products from the shipping line.
The employee admitted to UPS’ security team that he had received several “stolen” items and packages at his home, investigators said.
In an interview with detectives, the employee said he had helped create new shipping labels with a fake name and one of their addresses to receive the selected package.
A second employee who was also interviewed said the first employee had offered him a gaming computer and other items that he needed to sell to get money.
Detectives said a supervisor told them that he knew fake shipping labels with new names and employees’ addresses were being made.
A third employee also admitted to being part of the scheme, and the fourth employee said that the first employee had reached out to him about getting free merchandise to his house, authorities said.
Court documents stated that a search warrant later recovered many of the stolen products.
Authorities said the four suspects stole more than $10,000 worth of items since the start of the year. They were booked into the Maricopa County Jail.
Arias and Bedell are also facing fraud charges in the case.
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