The selection includes several Lamborghinis, including one wrapped in a Power Rangers theme.
一个pple Auctioneering Co. has opened an online auction of 32 vehicles in Baltimore, Maryland. While not as cool as some of themore offbeat auctionswe've seen this year, these cars have an interesting past - or rather, a high-profile and now notorious previous owner. That's becauseOmi in a Hellcat, a YouTuber with over 800,000 subscribers, used to be the owner of these vehicles, and they were seized as part of his fraud conviction earlier this year.
In partnership with the US Marshals Service, the 32 cars are beingauctioned onlineuntil October 13, 2023. It will then proceed to a live auction, with the base price depending on the bids received online.
一个mong the cars being sold, theLamborghini Aventadorwrapped in a Power Rangers theme is possibly the coolest, currently sitting on a bid of $380,000. There are also several sports cars, including a Toyota Supra, Acura NSX, and an FK-generation Honda Civic Type R.
一个part from the Aventador, the assortment of vehicles - ranging from vans, trucks, and high-performance models - are finished in white or gray. The Lamborghinis (two Huracans and one Urus) are the current high rollers from the collection of 32 seized vehicles.
There are several other exciting cars, such as the pristine-looking 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS -one of the coolest sedansfrom the '90s and a hard find, especially one with only 12 miles on the clock. There's also a Backdraft Roadster - a customShelby Cobra replica- and a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye.
Here's the full list of vehicles being auctioned:
Bill Omar Carrasquillo, a 36-year-old from New Jersey, was behind theOmi in a HellcatYouTube channel. Carrasquillo was sentenced to 66 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay over $30 million in forfeiture and more than $15 million in restitution. A copy of the case was published by theDepartment of Justice, dated March 8, 2023.
Carrasquillo was convicted on multiple counts, including conspiracy, Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations, access device fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, false statements to banks and law enforcement, tax evasion, and more.
The $30 million earned through his illegal copyright infringement scheme was used to purchase multiple properties and several high-end vehicles. When authorities attempted to seize these assets, he made false statements and tried to hide some of them. Obviously, that strategy failed.
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