A federal jury convicted Arshpreet Singh and Vikramjeet Singh in a $2 million Southern California cargo theft scheme.

A jury guilty verdict is a finding of guilt on the counts the jury returned. It is not a sentence. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, Arshpreet Singh and Vikramjeet Singh were convicted of conspiracy to commit theft from interstate or foreign shipments after a seven-day trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced. Arshpreet Singh was also convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Vikramjeet Singh was acquitted of the wire-fraud conspiracy count. Sentencing before U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang is set for Jan. 20, 2027.

The Justice Department said evidence at trial showed that from March 2024 to June 2025 the defendants and others bought or fraudulently used real trucking companies to bid on authentic shipping contracts, took possession of the cargo, and did not deliver it. Stolen loads included high-value electronics such as televisions and laptops, appliances, vacuums, LED lights, shoes, and tires, with an estimated loss of at least $2 million. Thefts were described across Southern California sites including Fontana, Vernon, Santa Fe Springs, Perris, City of Industry, Long Beach, Compton, Commerce, Pico Rivera, Chino, and Moreno Valley, as well as Grand Prairie, Texas. Those facts are the trial record as the government summarized it. They are not a sentencing judgment.

KTLA and the Press Enterprise reported the same conviction split and the January 2027 sentencing date. Arshpreet Singh faces a statutory maximum of 20 years on the wire-fraud conspiracy count, and Vikramjeet Singh faces up to five years on the interstate-shipment theft conspiracy count. Statutory maximums are exposure at sentencing. They are not the terms the court has imposed.

The FBI’s Inland Violent Crime Suppression Task Force and partner agencies investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephen Chang and Lloyd Masson are prosecuting. A conviction is the guilt finding. The sentence has not been entered. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.