A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted a 37-year-old Boston man of multiple counts of larceny for using fake checks and purchase orders to get companies around the country to send him merchandise without paying for it, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced.

KERR CARRINGTON (D.O.B. 1/10/74) was convicted of 13 counts of larceny, nine counts of attempted larceny, and 13 counts of uttering a false check, for offenses that occurred from May 2005 until his arrest in February of 2006. Judge Patrick Brady sentenced Carrington to eight-years in prison. That sentence is to be served consecutively following his completion of a 12- to 15-year sentence he is currently serving for convictions out of Middlesex and Essex Counties for similar offenses.

During the trial, Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Goldberger introduced evidence and testimony proving that Carrington purchased high-end cameras and other merchandise from various vendors around the country using forged purchase orders and cashier’s checks, and then sold that merchandise. Although the vendors he purchased from were located out of state, the deliveries were made to locations in Massachusetts, including the United Parcel Service center in South Boston, residences in Dorchester, and a commercial address in Roxbury.

Carrington would collect the packages after convincing vendors to ship the merchandise to him by impersonating purchasing agents at the Social Security Administration and a Massachusetts utility company. Other times he would have merchandise sent “Cash on Delivery” (COD) and would provide the delivery person with a forged cashier’s check.

Carrington would then sell the merchandise, most of which were cameras, using online websites, such as Craigslist and Ebay.

Carrington was arrested on Feb. 23, 2006 during an undercover controlled delivery, conducted by Boston Police detectives, U.S. Postal Inspectors, and a special agent from the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General.

Prior to his arrest, he attempted to flee in his car and collided with another vehicle before being apprehended.

During the execution of a search warrant at Carrington’s residence, investigators recovered a $21,995 Hasselbald H1D camera, which was later returned to the local offices of the company from which it was stolen. Also recovered were the defendant’s personal computer, and a number of pieces of documentary evidence linking the defendant to the scheme.

Special Assistant District Attorney David Rosenberg second-seated in the Commonwealth’s case. Carrington was represented by Seamus O’Kelly. Judge Patrick Brady presided in courtroom 815.