Four men received federal prison sentences yesterday for running a sophisticated burglary ring that specifically targeted Asian American small business owners across Oregon and Washington.

U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford's office announced the sentences: Steven Alexander Quiroga-Solano, 28, received the longest term at 21 months in federal prison plus 18 months in state prison.

Jhon Alexander Quintero, 45, got 18 months federal and 15 months state. Derinson Martinez-Grandas, 34, and William Estiven Rodriguez-Gaviria, 27, each received 12 months and one day federal plus 10 months state.

The four are Colombian nationals who were living in the U.S. unlawfully, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon. All were ordered to serve three years of supervised release and forfeit all stolen proceeds and devices used in the crimes.

The crew traveled from California, passing through Nevada, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. They used the internet to identify Asian American business owners, then rented short-term housing near their targets to conduct surveillance on victims' homes, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Their methods were precise. During burglaries, the men communicated through seven-way group calls, deployed commercial-grade Wi-Fi signal jammers to disable home security systems, and posted lookouts for countersurveillance. They shattered glass doors to enter homes and stole U.S. and foreign currency, jewelry, handbags, wallets and travel documents.

One defendant, Rodriguez-Gaviria, posed as a food delivery driver to approach victims' homes. Another, Quiroga-Solano, researched Chinese restaurants two days before the crew targeted a family that owned one.

After each job, the crew returned to their rental to package stolen goods for shipment to California and Colombia. Investigators found evidence of wire transfers to Bogota.

Following a burglary in Salem, detectives executed a search warrant and recovered money and property from multiple residences, more than a dozen cell phones, and commercial-grade signal jammers. The devices contained GPS coordinates for burglarized houses and surveillance communications.

A federal grand jury in Eugene indicted the four men on Nov. 20, 2025. All pleaded guilty to conspiracy between March and May 2026. The FBI and police departments in Eugene, Salem, Auburn, Wash., and Gresham investigated the case.

No burglaries in this case occurred in Beaverton, and the Beaverton Police Department was not among the investigating agencies. Washington County's Asian population grew 51 per cent between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent U.S. Census data, and several Bethany-area census tracts are between 46 per cent and 54 per cent Asian.

A 2024 report from The Asian American Foundation examined 485 burglaries affecting Asian Americans nationwide from 2018 to 2024 and found that a majority occurred in victims' homes.

Beaverton residents who notice suspicious activity can call BPD's non-emergency line at 503-629-0111 or the tip line at 503-526-2261.