Two Fraud Networks Became One: How the Qarmout Operation Reportedly Merged Into the Sherwood Lane Network

This article documents a developing investigation. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

Trunk has been tracking two distinct fraud networks operating out of northern New Jersey. One centered on Shadi Qarmout and Jennifer Tattoli, operating under names including Movers and Packers Relocation Specialists, PackRite Movers, and Lucrative Van Lines out of Hawthorne and Paterson. The other centered on Joe Hannouch and Farah Al-Ibrahim, operating under names including Howards Vanlines, Moving Systems (DBA Noble Moving), and Choice Vanlines out of Garfield and Fairfield.

A source with direct knowledge of the networks reports that the two are not separate. Qarmout sold the operation to Hannouch. The networks merged.

Shadi Qarmout and Jennifer Tattoli (also known as Jennifer Dehaas) operated a household goods fraud network out of Hawthorne, New Jersey under at least 14 known company names. The documented entities include:

Movers and Packers Relocation Specialists LLC (DOT 3539058, Hawthorne NJ): The primary entity. 85 Wagaraw Road. A federal Carmack Amendment lawsuit (Poticny v. Movers and Packers, D. Oregon) resulted in a $139,503 default judgment in December 2022. The company never appeared in court.

PackRite Movers (DOT 3218307, Paterson NJ): A DBA alias. Now INACTIVE in FMCSA records. BBB complaints describe cash-only operations.

Lucrative Van Lines LLC (DOT 3999967, Clifton NJ): Authorized for household goods.

Everest Relocation (DOT 3765936, West Palm Beach FL): Identified by a source as one of the last company names Qarmout used before selling the operation. Zero trucks. Registered to Bradley Stockdale. The FL address is consistent with the pattern of NJ operators registering FL-based entities.

The operation's playbook was consistent across all names: lowball estimates, price inflation on moving day (often doubling or tripling), cash demands, threatening messages to victims, and cycling to a new company name when complaints accumulated.

John Neylan, who posts in Facebook groups under the handle 'NJ Flacane,' served as the frontline business manager and dispatcher. Jacob Aqrabawi (Facebook: Yacoob Aqrabawi) served as the 'closer,' traveling to consumer locations to pressure them and collect money. A source describes him as 'good at being sweet and putting pressure and getting money.' He is linked in FMCSA records to both Movers and Packers (DOT 3539058) and Lucrative Van Lines (DOT 3999967), and is believed to still be associated with Jennifer Tattoli. The federal lawsuit Ward v. Movers and Packers Relocation Specialists LLC identifies Neylan's operational role and names Tattoli as a co-defendant.

Tattoli offered to cooperate with the FBI against Qarmout but was turned down because federal investigators are reportedly interested in both of them.

Joe Hannouch and Farah Al-Ibrahim operated a separate network centered on the Sherwood Lane warehouse corridor in Fairfield, New Jersey. The documented entities include:

Howards Vanlines Inc (DOT 4391903, Garfield NJ): 166 NCCDB complaints from a single registered truck. Registered at 141 Lanza Ave, which FMCSA investigators found to be a virtual office.

Moving Systems (DOT 4340834, Fairfield NJ), DBA Noble Moving and Storage: 145 complaints. Registered at 30 Sherwood Lane, Suite 6.

Choice Vanlines Inc (DOT 4528356, Saddle Brook NJ): Appeared weeks after Howards received media attention. Consumer emails to Choice were answered by Howards email addresses.

Victory Moving and Storage (DOT 4563339, Hackensack NJ): Linked to Al-Ibrahim.

The Sherwood Lane warehouse at 30 Sherwood Lane, Fairfield NJ serves as the central node. Multiple consumers tracked belongings to this address using AirTags and Find My iPhone. NJ.com, KMBC Kansas City, and ABC7 New York have all reported on consumers tracing shipments to this warehouse.

Al-Ibrahim is a convicted wire fraud conspirator (U.S. v. Farah Al-Ibrahim, D.NJ, 2:19-cr-00140) who was reportedly 'wiping everything clean' after media reporting intensified.

A source with direct knowledge of the NJ moving fraud landscape reports that Qarmout sold the Movers and Packers operation to Joe Hannouch. The timeline aligns with approximately 2025, coinciding with increased FBI scrutiny of Qarmout.

The source reports that Qarmout 'got too much under FBI eyes and got out.'

Public records corroborate that Qarmout was winding down operations. A public notice in the Polk County Itemizer Observer (April 30, 2025) listed Shadi Qarmout as an occupant in default at Self Storage Place, 300 Musgrave Ave NW, Salem, Oregon. Two units (#007 and #176) containing his property were scheduled for public auction on May 21, 2025. A source reports approximately three instances of public storage auctions listing Qarmout as the unit holder. These are believed to be consumer belongings from interstate moves that were never delivered. Salem, Oregon is the same region where the Poticny v. Movers and Packers case originated (Sherwood, OR to PA, $139,503 default judgment). The goods that consumer never received may have been sitting in Qarmout's Oregon storage units.

The Oregon warehouse operation was not improvised. On April 6, 2022, Jennifer Tattoli posted a photo on her Instagram account (jenn7612) of a large empty warehouse geotagged Salem, Oregon with the caption 'Welcome to the family' and the hashtag #22ksqftgrow. A 22,000 square foot warehouse, acquired the same spring that the Poticny consumer's belongings went missing on an Oregon-to-Pennsylvania route. The network was investing in warehouse infrastructure at the same time it was failing to deliver consumer shipments.

If confirmed, this sale explains several patterns Trunk has observed:

1. Why Howards Vanlines, registered with a single truck, had the infrastructure to handle massive complaint volume. It inherited Qarmout's warehouse and dispatch network.

2. Why NJ Flacane (John Neylan), who was Qarmout's dispatcher, reportedly became associated with Howards Vanlines. He stayed with the operation when it changed hands.

3. Why Jennifer Tattoli split to Florida (Frontier Moving Solutions, Top Moving Solutions in Fort Lauderdale) around the same time. With Qarmout out and the NJ operation sold to Hannouch, Tattoli established a separate geographic base.

4. Why the Sherwood Lane warehouse, which pre-dated Howards' complaint surge, was already operational when Hannouch's network scaled up. The infrastructure was purchased, not built from scratch.

Multiple data points suggest active federal interest in both networks.

Tattoli offered to cooperate with the FBI against Qarmout. The FBI reportedly declined because they want both.

Farah Al-Ibrahim, connected to the Hannouch network, is a convicted wire fraud conspirator whose prior case was prosecuted federally.

The Independence, Missouri Police Department referred Howards Vanlines complaints to the FBI. ABC7 confirmed a federal investigation.

Qarmout reportedly exited the business because of FBI attention.

Update (September 11, 2026): A civil jury ruled against Shadi Qarmout and AMM Trucking on all counts. The plaintiff, Alissa Mitchell-Hodgson, whose belongings were taken in a 2021 move, won on every claim except civil theft, where the jury found clear and convincing evidence of theft but also accepted a technical defense of 'bona fide dispute over right to property.' Punitive damages were pursued. Qarmout claimed during proceedings to have handled 4,000 to 5,000 moves per year. The plaintiff stated: 'These criminals have been hiding behind poorly drafted legislation for decades, and an understaffed FMCSA and DOT do little to enforce or prevent the harm done to hundreds and thousands of victims.' This is the first known civil jury verdict against Qarmout.

If the sale from Qarmout to Hannouch is confirmed, federal investigators may be looking at a single network rather than two separate ones, with the sale itself as evidence of consciousness of guilt.

The merger of these two networks means the NJ moving fraud corridor is more consolidated than it appeared.

A consumer who hires a broker in Florida and gets dispatched to a carrier in New Jersey may be entering a supply chain that traces back through multiple company names, multiple warehouse addresses, and multiple principals, all connected by the Qarmout-to-Hannouch transfer.

The company names change. The DOT numbers change. The warehouse addresses shift from Hawthorne to Fairfield to Garfield. But the people, the infrastructure, and the playbook remain continuous.

Trunk will update this article as new information becomes available. If you have direct knowledge of the relationship between the Qarmout and Hannouch operations, contact trunk at tom@lorea.ai.

This story is based on a single source with direct knowledge of the NJ moving fraud landscape, corroborated by structural evidence (shared personnel, geographic proximity, timeline alignment, and FBI interest in both networks). Trunk is seeking additional confirmation.

Pending updates: - Qarmout civil verdict: CONFIRMED. Jury ruled against Qarmout/AMM Trucking on all counts (September 2026). Punitive damages pursued. - Confirmation of sale terms and timeline - Any federal filings or court records documenting the transfer