United States Attorney David Metcalf announced on Tuesday that Tariq Bennett, 31, of Philadelphia, and Syheed Goodman, 37, of Upper Darby, were sentenced to prison for stealing at least 46 vehicles from rental companies, dealerships, and home improvement stores, some of which are located in Abington and Springfield townships.

Bennett was sentenced to 39 months’ incarceration, three years’ supervised release, $502,070.13 in restitution, and a special assessment of $2,600. Goodman was sentenced to 39 months’ incarceration and three years’ supervised release, $939,295.48 in restitution, and a special assessment of $2,700.

According to the report, Bennett, Goodman, and a third co-conspirator engaged in a conspiracy to steal the vehicles between October 2021 and October 2023. They reportedly test-drove, rented, and/or fraudulently purchased cars, tractors, and backhoes, then failed to return them or failed to make any payments for the vehicles they had fraudulently purchased.

Bennett and Goodman presented fabricated driver’s licenses then sold the vehicles and equipment to other individuals. In some instances, they transported the stolen vehicles across state lines, the report said.

The defendants were charged by superseding indictment in June 2024 and pleaded guilty last year to more than two dozen counts apiece, including conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and transportation of a stolen vehicle.

This case was investigated by the FBI Philadelphia Organized Crime Task Force, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, Abington Police Department, Bensalem Township Police Department, Plymouth Township Police Department, and Springfield Township Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Meghan Claiborne Bisio.

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