CONCORD — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)), published as received.
CONCORD – Two men pleaded guilty in federal court for conspiring to interfere with commerce by robbery, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.
Nasaiah Johnson, 25, recently of Baltimore, Maryland, and Xiao Yu, 28, an illegal alien from China recently living in New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe earlier today. Johnson’s sentencing is set for February 16, 2027. Yu’s sentencing is set for February 23, 2027.
According to the court documents and statements made in court, Johnson and Yu, along with four co-conspirators, traveled from New York to New England, for the purpose of robbing a local business. Yu rented a box truck from a rental agency in Medford, Massachusetts, and purchased supplies from a hardware store there. The co-conspirators then traveled to a business in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Five individuals, including Johnson, entered the business where they threatened an employee with what appeared to be a firearm and restrained the victim. The men then proceeded to steal merchandise and goods from the business, placing those items into the box truck, which was driven by Yu. Yu left in the box truck, while the other co-conspirators fled the scene in a sedan and returned to New York.
The charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery carries a maximum prison term of 20 years, a maximum fine of $250,000, and not more than 3 years of supervised release. 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.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation led this investigation. The Londonderry Police Department, New Hampshire State Police, Massachusetts State Police, and New York Police Department provided valuable assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Vicinanzo is prosecuting the case.
