$19 Movers - MOVE THEM TO JAIL

One of the blights of New York City are the "$19 Moving" weasels.
Russian Mafia?
Some other obnoxious cartel?

They are well organized, and they hire morons who, carrying a sack with a ream of paper, and a few rolls of tape, routinely hit EVERY lamppost in a neighborhood.

How about: sting operations to hire these creeps, and then confiscate the moving van? Up the penalty specifically on "mover" signs, so that the fines increase $500 per violation, and that the van won't be returned for under $10,000 in cash?
How about: Instantly cutting off phone service to a reported "$19 moving" sign? That would also slow down these criminals.