He will make an initial appearance in federal court in the Eastern District of New York before being brought to Massachusetts. On July 15, 2025, prosecutors say Forbes stole 33,750 pounds of frozen snow crabs, worth $35,000, from a warehouse in Worcester. Forbes is accused of arriving at the Worcester warehouse and pretending to work for the trucking company. Weeks earlier, on June 25, 2025, prosecutors say Forbes stole a shipment of blueberries in Winslow Junction, New Jersey, in much the same fashion. Federal prosecutors say Romoy Forbes impersonated trucking company workers to steal snow crab, blueberries and cologne from warehouses across three states in 2025.

Source: Forbes February 07, 2026 14:05 UTC