United States of America v. Alan Christhofer , Michael Mejia-Nunez and Ennait Alexis Sirett-Padilla

Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with Hobbs Act armed robbery.

By Kent Morlan

Alan Christhofer Cedeno-Ferrer, age 27,, Michael Mejia-Nunez, age 29, and Ennait Alexis Sirett-Padilla, age 24, are accused working with others, to hijack a delivery truck that was parked outside of the Apple Store at the Americana Manhasset mall, as two workers were preparing to deliver Apple products to the store. The contents of the truck included more than $1.2 million worth of MacBook laptop computers, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and various accessories. Three men approached the delivery workers armed with handguns, forced one of the workers into the back of the delivery truck and zip tied his hands. They ordered the other victim into the driver’s seat to drive the truck. The victim driver was directed to a secluded parking area behind an office building located on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset, New York, and was then ordered into the back of the truck with the first victim, where his hands were also zip tied. A Home Depot box truck, rented by Cedeno-Ferrer using a fake Pennsylvania driver’s license, pulled into the parking area and backed up to the rear of the delivery truck so the cargo sections were aligned. The men moved all of the Apple merchandise from the delivery truck to the Home Depot truck. Once finished, they closed the cargo door to the delivery truck with the victims inside and left the location. One of the victims was able to free himself and call 911.

The stolen merchandise was then taken to New Jersey and brought to a self-storage facility in Paterson, New Jersey. Upon arrival, as caught by surveillance cameras, Mejia-Nunez and Sirett-Padilla rented a storage unit that was used to facilitate transferring the stolen Apple goods from the Home Depot truck to a U-Haul truck and another vehicle being driven by a coconspirator. The Home Depot truck was abandoned in the Bronx and located by law enforcement on January 5, 2026. Cedeno-Ferrer’s fingerprints were found on a copy of the rental agreement that was recovered from inside the Home Depot truck.

The charges in the indictment are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. If convicted of the charges, the defendants face up to 30 years’ imprisonment.

The government’s case is being handled by the Criminal Section of the Office’s Long Island Division. Assistant United States Attorney Paul G. Scotti is in charge of the prosecution with the assistance of paralegal specialist Janelle Robinson.

A criminal charge is not proof of guilt.