Attorney General Mayes Announces Sentencing in $10 Million Organized Retail Theft and Trafficking Enterprise

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the sentencing of Adam Polansky after his participation in a larger organized retail theft enterprise responsible for approximately $10 million in stolen merchandise. Polansky was sentenced to 6 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections and ordered to pay $18,598.38 in restitution for his role in an enterprise victimizing local retail establishments. 

"With organized retail crime still on the rise, I want criminals to be on notice: if you are victimizing an Arizona retailer, my office will find you and hold you accountable," said Attorney General Kris Mayes. "Organized retail crime impacts Arizona retailers, consumers, and community members who simply want their local neighborhood shops to feel safe again. Rest assured, it's a top priority at the Attorney General's office."

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office Special Agents worked with local retail loss prevention partners to identify Polansky as a booster in an organized retail theft enterprise that victimized retail locations across Maricopa County from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2024. They determined Polansky received $4,357.12 in payments from a fencing location. The retail loss prevention investigation identified over $18,000.00 in known thefts associated to Polansky. 

On November 21, 2025, Polansky pled guilty to one count of Organized Retail Theft, One Count of Trafficking in Stolen Property in the Second Degree, and one count of Illegally Conducting an Enterprise. On January 5, 2026, Defendant was sentenced to 6 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections and ordered to pay $18,598.38 in restitution to the victim. 

This case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Matt McCray.

Other co-defendants have been charged and those cases are ongoing. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

A copy of the sentencing order is available here. A copy of the indictment is available here. A copy of his photo is available here.