Phony FBI Agents Steal Mercedes, $40 Grand Cash, Crypto

Couple Tasered, Tied Up in Elaborate Home Invasion

Cops are looking for two men who posed as FBI agents to rob a couple of cash, crypto and a Mercedes. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Queens Voice

July 21, 2023


QUEENS - A pair of phony FBI agents committed a home invasion in Queens tasing and tying up the couple and stealing their Mercedes as well as $20,000 in cash and $20,000 in crypto as well as luxury items, cops said.


Police released surveillance video of the suspected home invaders who dressed in suits and a visible FBI logo patch beneath the sport coat of one of the suspects. 





At around 7:30 am on July 16, a 25-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were returning home when a Porsche Cayenne pulled up with two men climbing  out of the vehicle claiming to be FBI agents.


The men displayed to the couple the guns in their waistbands.





Inside the apartment the phony agents tased the couple and proceeded to tie them up. 


The thieves then filled a giant duffel bag with items they took from the apartment including: $20,000 in cash; $20,000 in cryptocurrency; a Rolex watch; a Hermes bag; a Chanel bag; a wallet, and a cellphone. 



The thieves then took the car keys and drove off in the couple’s 2019 Mercedes-Benz GT50. The other thief followed in the Porsche as they sped away.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.


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