“The investigation began through the patient, dedicated work of an Auburn Police detective, who reached out to the FBI. It is through this sort of teamwork that we can root out all manner of crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. “While the stolen property case is what brought us here, the possession of child pornography demonstrates the damage Mr. Pavlovskiy inflicted on the larger community.”
Pavlovskiy reportedly directed the stores’ employees to pay shoplifters cash for stolen retail goods, with some of the items coming from delivery drivers who would steal packages to sell to the two shops. Pavlovski was sentenced to serve 24 months on the child pornography count and 48 months for trafficking in stolen property — for a total of six years in prison, with the sentences to run consecutively.