When a Surveyor Found a Still-Warm Laminator, $2.3M Vanished

When a Surveyor Found a Still-Warm Laminator, $2.3M Vanished A county surveyor found a laminator still warm on a folding aluminum table inside a supposedly sealed yard - and $2.3 million in commercial electronics had already slipped through the port under the false label of polymer pellets. How did routine paperwork, a broken utility door, and a rented laminator turn into a nine-day trial? In this episode, we follow the timeline from the first surprise discovery to the paper trail that led investigators through shell companies, Delaware bank routing, and forensic fingerprints - asking how a system built on signed documents was exploited and who engineered the deception. Person: Ronald Boyd Person: Monica Tillman Person: Person: Sarah Bennett Company: Crestline Consolidated Distribution LLC Amount: $2.3 million - The laminator was warm when Ronald Boyd touched it at 10:15 AM on September 9, 2019. - Yard C had been sealed and inactive for 18 days before Boyd entered on September 9. - Crestline was incorporated in Charlotte in April 2019 and received $412,000 in seven payments from Coastal Port Services. - Four containers labeled MC-4401 through MC-4404 held $2.3 million in electronics for 22 days in Yard C. - The sheriff was called at 11:47 AM and investigator Connie Peterson arrived on site by noon. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].