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Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said.

Brothers Tou Sue Vang, 32, and Andrew Vang, 28, along with their mother, Monica Moua, 58, were part of “a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors” who provided the stolen auto anti-smog devices to a metal refinery for more than $600 million, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.

Twenty-one people from California and New Jersey have been charged in the case, prosecutors said. The three Sacramento family members pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport the devices in return for more than $38 million.

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[–] [email protected] 106 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Man fuck these people. Everyone’s struggling out here and they just make it worse because they want the money. Idiots like this will never change

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not even that much money, compared to what it costs to get your catalytic converter replaced afterwards. The average scrap value is something like $85 each. It'll cost you hundreds or possibly into the thousands depending on your car to have a shop replace your converter, because most people are not equipped to this themselves.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

You just didn’t give them enough time. Another year and they’d have a Netflix show celebrating them, or they’d be on Forbes magazine for cornering the new hot niche

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everyone’s struggling out here and they just make it worse because they want the money.

They didn't get convicted because they're making life worse because they want money. They got convicted because they didn't make life worse for money legally.

Making life worse for money is actually praised quite often in America.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Justice. These people deserve a lengthy prison time. The pain they caused so many is indescribable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They took the catalytic converter meme literally

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I hope they turn state’s ev on the people in my area doing this (I don’t know they’re connected, but if they are).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Is it too late to get into the catalytic converter theft business? I promise to only do it to expensive cars