Bronco Raptor Theft Ring

[khudgi]

https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/08/...million-worth-of-ford-bronco-raptor-suvs.html

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[flip]

Michigan? They'll service little to no time after flipping the people running the racket. I'll bet they were working with someone on the inside at Ford or one of their contractors. All of that aside, Ford needed to report these stolen ASAP. No excuses since all of them have a modem and Ford can ping it anytime they want. It's 2023, I can't accept Ford has that little awareness or control of vehicle still in their custody. Losing some nuts or small parts on the assembly line, yes. A $50K+ vehicle(s), no f'ing way.

 

[raptorusmaximus]

let me see, 1.7 mil devided by 16 = 106,000. wow, more tha the 98k sticker.... is there an insurance claim here....

 

[BroncoWTFAN]

Michigan? They'll service little to no time after flipping the people running the racket. I'll bet they were working with someone on the inside at Ford or one of their contractors. All of that aside, Ford needed to report these stolen ASAP. No excuses since all of them have a modem and Ford can ping it anytime they want. It's 2023, I can't accept Ford has that little awareness or control of vehicle still in their custody. Losing some nuts or small parts on the assembly line, yes. A $50K+ vehicle(s), no f'ing way.

Maybe but at least they named the perps and the chargers are not just minor offenses.

"All seven people charged in the case are expected to be back in court on Aug. 25. The charge of conducting a criminal enterprise carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison."

"The seven people charged have been identified as:"

Migel Santiago, 19, of Troy:

• One count of conducting a criminal enterprise.
• Nine counts of receiving and concealing stolen property $20,000 or more.
• Bond set at $100,000 (10%) with home confinement tether.

Oliaran Pernell, 20, of Detroit:

• One count of conducting a criminal enterprise
• 10 counts of receiving and concealing stolen property $20,000 or more.
• Bond set at $100,000 (10%) with home confinement tether.

Samir Rashed, 21, of Northville:

• One count of conducting a criminal enterprise
• Nine counts of receiving and concealing stolen property $20,000 or more.
• Bond set at $100,000 (10%) with home confinement tether.

Julian Lyles, 19, of Detroit:

• One count of conducting a criminal enterprise
• Eight counts of receiving and concealing stolen property $20,000 or more.
• Bond set at $100,000 (10%) with home confinement tether.

Dominick Dumont, 19, of Northville:

• One count of conducting a criminal enterprise
• One count of receiving and concealing stolen property $20,000 or more.
• Bond set at $50,000 with home confinement tether.

Abdulfattah Hamed, 21, of Van Buren:

• One count of receiving and concealing stolen property $20,000 or more.
• Bond set at $10,000 (10%) with GPS tether.

Janisse Moss, 19, of Lincoln Park:

• One count of conducting a criminal enterprise
• Ten counts of receiving and concealing stolen property $20,000 or more.
• Bond set at $1 million unsecured bond, with GPS tether.

 

[Ravenndd]

They were probably going to suffer the same fate as these.

 

[pakrat]

Wasn't there someone on here who bought one of these of craigslist? It had even been registered before it got discovered and he lost all his money or something. Crazy.

 

[jonwithanelcamino]

Wasn't there someone on here who bought one of these of craigslist? It had even been registered before it got discovered and he lost all his money or something. Crazy.

I was just gonna mention that. Think it was Facebook. He tried to register it but couldn’t or something

 

[Squatch]

Are plastic fenders the new copper wire?

 

[j_marinelli]

Are plastic fenders Flairs the new copper wire?

FIFY

 

[rblume73]

Pulled them off of Ford's lot. I wonder if they were waiting on computer chips?

 

[RAR13]

I was just gonna mention that. Think it was Facebook. He tried to register it but couldn’t or something

He went way farther than that. He bought it off craigslist for 75k cash for a "23 Braptor" with an MSRP of about 90k. He met the guy at the local DMV and walked with him inside to conduct the title transfer, and it worked. The kicker? The scam artists changed the VIN# on the windshield and doors, complete with working QR codes for a different Braptor that was less then 30 days old and not at the dealership yet. He traded the Braptor in after a few weeks for a brand-new F-150 Raptor valued at 90k. The dealership noticed that components for the 23 were not matching up for the build, and checked what I am guessing was a stamped or etched number somewhere. He got a call a few days later and had to return the truck, make a police statement, then tried to justify his story on here. He was not able to collect the Bronco and was out 75k. Turned out to be a stolen 2022, right off the Ford holding area.
He made some sob story trying to justify why he flipped it instead of just keeping it. Supposedly the man selling it had this story about how it was bought in Alaska and driven down, explaining the chips, cosmetic damage, and mileage.

 

[swamp2]

The suspects.

 

[Imonamoose]

The suspects.

Classic...

 

[kodiakisland]

They arrested the grunts doing the labor.

 

[Imonamoose]

They arrested the grunts doing the labor.

Careful, comments like that might actually speak to the true problem.

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