BOSTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Massachusetts), published as received.
BOSTON – Three Boston-area residents, including a former Gillette employee, were charged with conspiring to sell stolen Gillette razor blades on eBay.
Robert A. Liberatore, 51, of Wakefield; Mark S. Girardin, 43, of Randolph; and Joseph Evangelista, 62, of Lowell, were indicted for conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate. Liberatore and Girardin are also charged with one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. The defendants were arrested today and were released conditions following an initial appearance before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Judith Dein this afternoon.
According to the indictment, from February to August 2011, the defendants agreed to steal razor blades from the Gillette manufacturing facility in South Boston and sell them online. Evangelista stole newly manufactured razor blades while employed at Gillette, and delivered the stolen blades to Liberatore and Girardin, who sold them on eBay under the business name “Cambridge Dedicated Services.” The defendants sold $208,944 in stolen Gillette razor blades during the course of the scheme.
The charge of conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate provides for a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 or twice the amount of loss or gain, whichever is greater. The charge of interstate transportation of stolen property provides for a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 or twice the amount of loss or gain, whichever is greater. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Shelly Binkowski, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, made the announcement today. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sandra S. Bower and Christine Wichers of Ortiz’s Economic Crimes Unit.
The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
