SANTA ANA, Calif. — The leader of a crew that committed 13 robberies of Verizon stores in Southern California and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ was sentenced Tuesday to more than 22 years in prison, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Zachary David Wade, 42, of Long Beach was also ordered to pay $360,236 in restitution.
Wade pleaded guilty last year to multiple counts including brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
The U.S. attorney’s office said Wade determined which stores would be robbed, instructed co-conspirators on how to commit the robberies and provided equipment including loaded guns.
The robberies netted thousands of dollars worth of smartphones and other merchandise that Wade sold to a buyer in California.
He was arrested while trying to sell stolen goods the day after a Jan. 31, 2018, robbery of a Verizon store in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
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