Member of ‘Hit List’ burglary ring that targeted Asian homeowners in NJ, NY and PA sentenced

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A member of a burglary ring that specifically targeted Asian American small-business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware has been sentenced to a plea deal of 33 months in federal prison. James Hurt, 48, of New York, and other members of the second-floor crew operated from what the FBI called a hit list of dozens of homes in the four states based on “stereotype and opportunity” from Dec. 2, 2016, to March 20, 2019. The burglars often entered homes through unsecured top-floor windows before searching for cash, jewelry and weapons, the FBI said. In one case, t…

Member of burglary ring that targeted Asian homeowners on ‘Hit List’ in NJ, NY and PA sentenced

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A known member of a burglary ring that targeted Asian American small business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison. Kevin Jackson, 57, of Rahway, N.J., must serve just over two years before he is eligible for release because there is no parole in the federal prison system. Jackson was part of a second-story crew that worked from a hit list of dozens of homes in the four states based on “stereotype and opportunity” from Dec. 2, 2016, to March 20, 2019, according to the FBI. One of Jackson’s associates told investigators t…