{"id":20922,"date":"2023-11-01T16:54:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T16:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=746530"},"modified":"2023-11-01T16:54:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T16:54:46","slug":"four-minnesota-men-indicted-in-multi-million-dollar-scheme-to-transport-stolen-catalytic-converters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2023\/11\/01\/four-minnesota-men-indicted-in-multi-million-dollar-scheme-to-transport-stolen-catalytic-converters\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Minnesota Men Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Catalytic-Converter-580x387.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Catalytic-Converter-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2023\/11\/01\/746530.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2023\/11\/01\/746530.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2013 Federal officials have charged four Minnesota men in a multi- million-dollar scheme to transport stolen catalytic converters to buyers in several states.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"fraud,numbers\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Thefts of catalytic converters have become problematic nationwide in recent years. Once stolen, they are often melted down for their valuable metals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"copyright-notice lite\">Copyright 2023 Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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