Man Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Suffolk Pawnshop Theft Ring: DA

BRENTWOOD, NY — A Brentwood man pleaded guilty in court on Monday, for his involvement in an organized pawnshop theft ring, which garnered almost $2 million from stolen items, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said.

Henry Delgado, 41, pleaded guilty before Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable John B. Collins for the charge of attempted enterprise corruption, for laundering the criminal proceeds of the online sales of stolen merchandise in furtherance of the criminal enterprise, prosecutors said.

His corporation, National Global Sales, Inc., also pleaded guilty to enterprise corruption. Delgado and his corporation also forfeited $354,671 in criminal proceeds., prosecutors said.

Delgado was the last co-defendant to plead guilty to charges in relation to the stolen property fencing operation at EZ Cash Pawn & Jewelry, located at 1913 Brentwood Rd in Brentwood, prosecutors said.

Earlier this month, Carlos Ulloa, 51, of Patchogue, the owner and operator of the store, as well as employees Sandra Hinds 46, of Brentwood, and Sandra Cruz, 24, of Patchogue, also pleaded guilty to charges of operating an organized retail theft ring.

Between May 14, 2020, through Aug. 6, 2022, after Hinds and other employees at the pawnshop received stolen merchandise from thieves, Ulloa and his associates then transferred the items to his warehouse in Patchogue, according to the investigation and the defendants’ allocutions during their guilty pleas, Tierney said.

The stolen items were then stored, inventoried, photographed, and listed for sale online, officials said. The selling of stolen items online generated a large sum of criminal proceeds for Ulloa, prosecutors said.

On Aug. 6, 2022, law enforcement executed search warrants at the pawnshop, the warehouse, and Ulloa’s residence, resulting in the seizure of brand-new stolen merchandise belonging to retailers throughout Suffolk County, Tierney said.

Police also seized an unlicensed stolen handgun at his residence, the DA said.

“In 2022, upon taking office, we were determined not to let organized retail theft take hold here as it has elsewhere. In Suffolk County, you cannot steal other people’s property without facing the consequences," said Tierney. "Rather than just arresting the low level boosters of stolen property, we followed them, conducted court ordered wiretap monitoring, found the pawnshop where they were fencing the goods and went so far as to investigate where they were selling the stolen property online and seize the accounts along with the criminal proceeds.”

Earlier this year, John Parry, a “booster” of stolen goods for the Ulloa Fencing Operation, pleaded guilty on Feb. 15, in front of County Court Judge, the Honorable Philip Goglas, to charges of third-degree grand larceny and entered an 18-month Judicial Diversion Program, prosecutors said.
He is currently in the program. If Parry is not successful, he faces an indeterminate sentence of two to 6 years in prison, officials said.

At the time of sentencing, Parry is expected to be ordered to pay $14,540.81 in restitution to HomeDepot.

“This is not the end," said Tierney. "Anyone involved in organized retail theft in Suffolk County is on notice that we will find you, fully investigate you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. In Suffolk County, you cannot steal other people’s property without being held responsible for your actions.”