By The United States Department of Justice, Southern District of New York has disclosed that a member of an international burglary crew pleaded guilty to racketeering. The crew was reported to have conducted over a “dozen heists and attempted heists in the United States and Europe between 2006 and 2017” and “stole over $10 Million in jewelry.”
This was contained in a statement on Thursday by Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who announced the guilty plea of one Damir PEJCINOVIC, who goes by the nicknames “Damian” and “CoCo”.
“PEJCINOVIC pled guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox. Gzimi Bojkovic, a/k/a “Jimmy,” pled guilty on October 7, 2019, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang. Adrian Fiseku pled guilty on March 13, 2020, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang. Elvis Cirikovic, a/k/a “Gorilla,” pled guilty on August 26, 2019, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker,” the statement partly read.
Ms. Strauss stated that the defendants (PEJCINOVIC and his crew) “were part of a sophisticated criminal enterprise that carried out burglaries on both sides of the Atlantic, to the tune of over $10 million,” while appreciating the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York Police Department (NYPD) for their “outstanding work” on the case.
The statement added: “Between 2006 and April 2017, DAMIR PEJCINOVIC, a/k/a “Damian,” a/k/a “CoCo,” Gzimi Bojkovic, a/k/a “Jimmy,” Adrian Fiseku, and Elvis Cirikovic, a/k/a “Gorilla,” participated in a criminal organization whose members and associates engaged in, among other things, the commission of burglaries and interstate transportation and sale of stolen goods. The criminal organization operated principally in New York City, California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, and Europe.”
The defendants, PEJCINOVIC, Bojkovic, Fiseku, and Cirikovic each reportedly pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The duo of Cirikovic and Bojkovic has been sentenced to 27 months and 36 months in prison respectively. While PEJCINOVIC is scheduled to be sentenced on March 9, 2021. Also, Fiseku’s sentence will be announced on January 22, 2021.
