MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A 34-year-old man has been charged in connection with an elaborate Amazon delivery scam that netted nearly $200,000 in stolen merchandise, authorities announced Thursday. Aneury Castillo-Blanco of Passaic was arrested following a months-long investigation by Monroe Township Police detectives.
Castillo-Blanco is accused of using fake identification documents and disguises to fraudulently operate several Amazon delivery routes. Investigators say he transported packages from an Amazon fulfillment center to a storage unit in Middlesex County, where the merchandise was diverted and stolen.
The scheme caused a total loss of $192,199.32 worth of Amazon products, according to police. Castillo-Blanco faces charges including theft by deception, 95 counts of burglary, and four counts of impersonation.
Authorities took Castillo-Blanco into custody and lodged him in the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center.
