Wannabe Uzbek mobsters staggering $4.5M ‘Goodfellas’ scheme: Cigarettes. High-end cheese. Copper wires.
A group of Uzbek wannabe mobsters was arrested for stealing $4.5 million worth of goods, including cigarettes and high-end cheese, from warehouses in the Northeast. They allegedly used hacking techniques and forged invoices to carry out their scheme without the use of weapons. The crew leader, Murad Khasanov, and two others face charges of grand larceny and conspiracy following their arrest in Brooklyn.
- ▪The crew stole $4.5 million in goods from warehouses across the Northeast.
- ▪They used hacking and forged invoices to deceive warehouse workers.
- ▪Khasanov and his crew entered the US illegally and do not speak English.
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Metro exclusive details Wannabe Uzbek mobsters swiped staggering $4.5M in cigarettes, high-end cheese, other goodies in scheme straight outta ‘Goodfellas’: sources By Larry Celona and Ben Kochman Published June 3, 2026, 1:22 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A crew of Uzbek wannabe mobsters was busted Wednesday for swiping $4.5 million of cigarettes, high-end cheese and other goodies from warehouses across the Northeast — in a scheme straight out of “Goodfellas,” The Post has learned.
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