A federal indictment accuses a 32-year-old San Francisco man of helping plan an elaborate scheme in which associates posed as FBI agents to rob a Portland shipping company of roughly 200 Apple iPhones and five cameras, and he is now awaiting a second federal trial over the alleged plot. Cankun He remains in federal custody as the case moves through the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, according to court records reviewed in the matter.
Fake Badges, Zip Ties and a Daylight Robbery
The scheme allegedly unfolded on April 14, 2025, when two of He's co-defendants, Jordan Cantie and Robert Maynard, posed as FBI agents to get inside Faith Fly International, a Portland shipping business, according to oregonlive.com. Cantie and Maynard reportedly tailed a Faith Fly employee's vehicle in a black Dodge Durango, flashing blue-and-red lights before confronting workers. The outlet reported that Cantie held a gun while the pair threatened employees, forced them into the building and bound their hands with zip ties before making off with the iPhones and cameras.
A month later, on May 19, 2025, three of the men — Hailong Ma, Yuxiang Wei and Maynard — allegedly returned to Oregon intending to hit a second reshipping business in Hillsboro, the same report states. Federal agents stopped the group before that robbery could unfold, recovering zip ties, a wig, firearms and body armor, according to the outlet's account of the case.
Arrest Came During an Unrelated Sunset District Raid
He was arrested inside Xian Fine Foods restaurant in San Francisco's Sunset District during the early morning hours on August 4, 2025, and booked on a felony charge of conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce, according to the Richmond Sunset News. That arrest took place amid an FBI raid on an illegal nightclub operating out of a shuttered Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood. The outlet reported that the indictment accuses He of helping plan the Portland robbery, recruiting Cantie, and accepting the stolen iPhones once they were taken.
A federal grand jury indicted He along with Ma, Wei, Cantie and Maynard in August 2025, with each facing a single conspiracy count, according to court records on PacerMonitor. He and two co-defendants remain awaiting a second trial on the conspiracy charge.
Guilty Pleas for Two Co-Defendants, Trial Still Ahead for Others
Cantie and Maynard both pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce, according to reporting cited by KTVU, and both are now awaiting sentencing. He and two additional co-defendants, meanwhile, are still awaiting a second trial on the conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce charge tied to the Portland case.
Separately, a federal jury in San Francisco convicted He on October 22 of conspiracy to commit an armed carjacking, according to KTVU, which reported that trial evidence showed He had conspired with two other individuals to target a cannabis courier who was transporting approximately $370,000 in cash proceeds. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 on that conviction, the station reported.
The U.S. Department of Justice has previously detailed the broader case against the five men in press releases describing the roles each defendant allegedly played in the Portland iPhone theft. The Portland conspiracy charge remains pending as the case heads toward further proceedings.
