Government Auctions Dozens of Cars Seized From YouTuber

by Chris Teague

Published: October 4th, 2023

government auctions dozens of cars seized from youtuber

It’s easy to believe the hype you see on Instagram and YouTube is real, and younger audiences often hold the people on those channels and accounts up as role models. Of course, as it turns out, influencers can be pretty crappy people, just like anyone else. This auction for 32 cars seized from a YouTuber shows how far some people are willing to go to maintain their flashy on-camera lifestyles.

The Drive reported that Omi in a Hellcat, also known as Bill Omar Carrasquillo, received a five-and-a-half-year sentence with charges for all sorts of illicit activities, including pirating cable television, wire fraud, and money laundering. Oh, and let’s not forget copyright infringement. His car collection, which regularly made appearances in his posts, includes (partial list):

· Two Dodge Challenger Hellcats

· One Dodge Charger Hellcat

· 2020 BMW M8 Competition

· 2020 Audi R8

· 2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 63

U.S. Marshalls are auctioning the cars online, but while these types of sales are often a great way to get a solid deal on a hot car, these vehicles have already reached bids close to what you’d pay in a normal sale. They’re also being auctioned as-is, and their previous owner’s blasé view of the law could extend to his vehicles’ maintenance.

Bidding runs through October 13, so if you’ve got the itch for a disgraced YouTuber’s Hellcat, this is your chance. You can view the cars in person on the last day of the auction, which will happen in person.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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SCE to AUX on Oct 04, 2023

Yeah, I'm going to spend 5 or 6 figures on a used/abused car from a punk.

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28-Cars-Later on Oct 05, 2023

"pirating cable television"

This is why I have a beef with the dysfunctional "justice" system. Wire fraud AFAIK is a serious felony and I can't imagine the exact charge for money laundering is much lighter. So those things, oh but by the way you must have a DeLorean and travelled back to 1994 to commit this other "crime". Sorry, no. Where is the oversight on prosecution? I have some first hand experience with the legal business and know how they really are big on ethics and conflicts but why aren't these folks sitting down behind closed doors and reviewing each other? Actual disbarment proceedings are uncommon nor do I call for that specifically but why isn't a legal committee annually reviewing some of the more dubious charges lodged by prosecutors? Oh you charged this guy with XYZ actual crimes and tossed in "pirating cable television". Really? This is an embarrassment to the whole profession, knock this stupid sh!t off or maybe you need charged with something arcane in the thousands of pages of legal code.

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- IH_Fever on Oct 05, 2023
  
  I've no sympathy for this punk, but it seems like there's always some ticky tack charge added to ensure that if the main charge doesn't stick, we'll get him on SOMETHING.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on Oct 05, 2023
  
  They are known for such things, which is another issue, but "pirating cable" is egregious and embarrassing in 2023.
  
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