Rhode Island Man Admits He Failed to Pay Taxes on Catalytic Converter Thefts March 11, 2026 A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty this week to failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in income that...
Three Rhode Island Men Charged in Theft of Thousands of Catalytic Converters April 30, 2025 Three Rhode Island men have been charged in federal court in Providence for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to...
Two Sentenced for Roles in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring April 25, 2025 Prosecutors in Connecticut announced sentencing of two men involved in catalytic converter theft and trafficking. Alexander Kolitsas, 31, of Wolcott,...
Leader of Crew That Stole 500 Catalytic Converters Worth $2 Million Sentenced October 8, 2024 The leader of a regional organized theft crew, who orchestrated the thefts of catalytic converters from nearly 500 vehicles across...
State Farm: Catalytic Converter Thefts Drop 74% September 12, 2024 For the second year in a row, State Farm auto claims data has revealed a significant drop in catalytic converter...
Scrap Metal Dealer Pleads Guilty in Multistate Catalytic Converter Theft Conspiracy August 23, 2024 A scrap metal dealer with a Virginia shop pled guilty this week to theft and tax charges related to his...
Member of Major Catalytic Converter Theft Crew Sentenced to More Than Three Years March 20, 2024 A Springfield, Massachusetts man was sentenced last week in federal court in Boston for his role in a regional organized...
Fifth Member of Catalytic Converter Theft Crew Pleads Guilty November 17, 2023 A Springfield, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Boston to his role in a regional organized theft...
Catalytic Converter Thefts Down by Half as Precious Metal Prices Drop November 8, 2023 By Jim Sams The number of insurance claims filed for catalytic converter thefts plummeted this year after rising dramatically in 2021 and 2022....
Four Minnesota Men Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters November 1, 2023 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Federal officials have charged four Minnesota men in a multi- million-dollar scheme to transport stolen catalytic converters...