A New York man faces charges after stealing 60 iPhones worth nearly $52,000 from a Walmart. The arrest came three years after the crime, where he impersonated an Outsourced Sales Leader to access master keys. Meanwhile, a Best Buy employee orchestrated a MacBook discount scam worth over $118,000 through 149 transactions.

Former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema's campaign improperly spent $7,975 on Apple products after her January 2025 departure, according to federal filings. In Virginia, police seek a suspect who stole nearly $7,000 in MacBooks. A Florida man was arrested for using an AirTag to track his ex-wife's vehicle.

International Apple-related crime includes an Israeli teen's iPhone that traveled from Dubai to Tehran, while London gangs recruit teens for iPhone thefts offering up to £380 rewards. Epstein records reveal he gifted an Apple Watch to Steve Bannon in 2019. A Colorado woman's stolen iPhone ended up in an ecoATM after being sold by someone who claimed to have found it on the street.