A 47-year-old man from New York has pleaded guilty in an interstate burglary spree that victimized Asian American business owners, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.

James Hurt entered the guilty plea Wednesday in Newark federal court on a single count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, officials said.

Hurt conspired with seven others to burglarize the homes of Asian American small business owners living in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware from December 2016 to March 2019, authorities said.

During the burglaries, the group stole large sums of cash, high-end jewelry and other valuable items and transported the goods between states, officials said.

In one instance, approximately $350,000 in property was stolen from a single residence in Monroe County in Pennsylvania, according to court documents.

A member of the group told detectives that they were targeting Asian business owners “because it was believed that the victims kept large sums of currency and jewelry in their residences,” according to a criminal complaint.

Seven others were charged in the case along with Hurt in 2021 — Randi Barr, 42, of Vauxhall, Rabine Armour, of Easton, Pennsylvania, Kevin Burton, of Newark, Kevin Jackson, of Rahway, Thomas Rodgers, of Newark, Sherman Glasco of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Terrance Black, of Irvington. All were charged with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, prosecutors said.

Barr was sentenced to 50 months in state prison last month and was ordered to pay a combined $127,661 in restitution and forfeiture.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not provide an update on the status of the remaining five defendants’ criminal cases.

Hurt’s sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 20, 2024.

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