Source: US FBI
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has indicted Cankun He, Hailong Ma, Robert Maynard, Yuxiang Wei, and Jordan Cantie on charges of conspiring to rob a business located in Portland, Oregon, of Apple iPhones that were being shipped by the company. Ma and Wei were arrested on Aug. 1, 2025, and He was arrested yesterday; all three made their initial appearances in federal district court yesterday. Maynard was already in custody on another matter and made his initial appearance today.
According to the indictment filed July 22, 2025, and unsealed yesterday, He, 31, Ma, 30, Maynard, 41, Wei, 25, and Cantie, 48—all believed to be residing in the Bay Area—conspired to rob a reshipping business in Portland of Apple iPhones that were being shipped by the company. He, Ma, and Wei allegedly participated in planning the robbery, and Maynard and Cantie were recruited to conduct the robbery itself.
The indictment alleges that Ma, Wei, Maynard, and Cantie traveled from the Northern District of California to Portland to conduct the robbery, with Ma providing jackets falsely marked with “FBI,” bulletproof vests, zip ties, and other supplies for the robbery. On April 14, 2025, while Ma and Wei waited nearby, Maynard and Cantie drove into the victim business’s parking lot using blue and red flashing lights similar to police vehicle lights. Cantie allegedly brandished a gun and, along with Maynard, forced employees into the building, zip-tied them, and issued verbal threats. The two men then stole approximately 200 Apple iPhones and five cameras before driving away, the indictment alleges. They later drove back to California and, along the way, met with He and others to deliver the stolen iPhones.
On or about May 19, 2025, Ma, Wei, Maynard, and others again allegedly conspired to rob another reshipping business in Hillsboro, Oregon, and drove to Oregon to do so. Maynard and four unindicted co-conspirators were arrested that day.
United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sanjay Virmani made the announcement.
He, Ma, Maynard, and Wei have remained in custody since their arrests. Cantie remains at large. Wei is scheduled for a detention hearing on Aug. 18, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Ma and He are scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Kim on Aug. 6, 2025. Maynard was remanded into federal custody.
An indictment merely alleges that crimes have been committed, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain for the count of conspiracy to engage in robbery affecting interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a). Any sentence will be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Yeh and Kenneth Chambers are prosecuting the case with the assistance of Claudia Hyslop and Lance Libatique. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI.