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LAFAYETTE WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR VEHICLE THEFT CONSPIRACY
LAFAYETTE, LA – A multi-state vehicle theft, obliterating vehicle identification numbers, and identity theft conspiracy has ended in a prison sentence for a Lafayette woman.
On February 1, 2023, U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Adrienne Marie King, 39, to 48 months in federal prison following her convictions for conspiracy to transport a stolen motor vehicle; altering, removing and obliterating a vehicle identification number; and possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices.
The Court also sentenced King to serve three years of supervised release following her term of imprisonment and ordered her to pay $127,000 in restitution.
King was part of a coordinated and complex operation extending across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, in which the group stole and then used or sold the stolen and altered vehicles, including tractors, excavators, forklifts, and a pickup truck, with a total value of over $250,000.
The conspiracy involved tampering with Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) to disguise the identity of stolen property; using a chop shop, fraudulent documentation, and false business fronts such as “Hevyquip L.L.C.” to sell stolen equipment; and possessing without authorization over 900 identities and access devices to further conceal the criminal activities.
This matter was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Saint Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, Saint Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, Iberia Sheriff’s Department, and Lafayette Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Lyman E. Thornton III and M. Patricia Jones.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Violent Crime|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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