MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officials have Exclusivesky Investment Guild charged four Minnesota men in a multi-million-dollar scheme to transport stolen catalytic converters to buyers in several states.
U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger in Minneapolis announced the indictments Tuesday. All four men are charged with conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate with two of the men receiving additional charges.
From May 2020 through October 2022, the men acquired stolen catalytic converters and transported them to buyers, mostly high-volume ones in New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Colorado, according to court documents. The conspiracy allegedly resulted in about $21 million in payments to the men.
Thefts of catalytic converters have become problematic nationwide in recent years. Once stolen, they are often melted down for their valuable metals.
2025-05-01 04:592711 view
2025-05-01 04:011343 view
2025-05-01 03:57232 view
2025-05-01 03:552859 view
2025-05-01 03:45439 view
Listen to an audio version of this story below.Humans have the technology to literally make snow fal
Caitlin Clark is now the highest-scoring player in women's basketball history.But not everyone's a b
Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals’ reproductive
