Twelve face federal charges for $2 million cargo theft scheme targeting Nike facility in Memphis
A dozen people have been indicted for a cargo theft conspiracy that resulted in the theft of at least $2 million in Nike products, officials said.
On July 21, 2026, charges were announced against twelve suspects accused of taking part in an organized cargo theft conspiracy targeting Nike’s North American Logistics Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
The following individuals were charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property. One of the individuals was additionally charged with interstate transportation of stolen property.
- Roy Harvey, Jr., 39, of Los Angeles, CA
- Bereket Abraham, 39, of Los Angeles, CA
- Jorge Cuellar, 30, of Los Angeles, CA
- Keith Cannon, 40, of Memphis, TN
- Cadarian Mack, 35, of Memphis, TN
- Julian Baker, 36, of Memphis, TN
- Cortez Spencer, 39, of Memphis, TN
- Roderico McClellan, 33, of Memphis, TN
- Damon Johnson, 30, of Memphis, TN
- Joel Deluna, 42, of Chicago, IL
- Michael Perkins, 40, of Olive Branch, MS
- Marquesio Robinson, 47, of Charlestown, IN
From July 2021 through June 19, 2024, the co-defendants worked together to steal at least $2 million in Nike products and then arranged for the transportation of the stolen goods throughout the U.S. for resale, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Tennessee.
Officials say that the cargo theft was often carried out by the defendants locating the desired items in the warehouse and then placing shipping labels on the goods to send them to predetermined locations throughout the U.S., where they would then be retrieved and resold.
The charges come following a multi-year investigation by the FBI’s Cargo Theft Task Force.
“As alleged, these twelve defendants stole millions of dollars’ worth of merchandise and sold those stolen goods at the direct expense of sellers, shippers, and buyers,” said Special Agent in Charge Terence G. Reilly of the FBI Nashville Field Office. “Organized cargo theft doesn’t just steal products – it steals time, trust, and profitability across the entire supply chain. Those who conspire to disrupt commerce and harm consumers will be met with a coordinated law enforcement response. The FBI’s Cargo Theft Task Force is committed to ridding our supply chains of organized crime and will relentlessly pursue those who seek to exploit or disrupt it.”
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said, “Memphis is proudly known as ‘America’s Distribution Center’, and organized cargo theft conspiracies disrupt and harm crucial interstate commerce and businesses here in West Tennessee and across America. In order to protect the critical economic and logistics infrastructure of Memphis, we will always aggressively prosecute those who threaten it.”