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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Car Theft

A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to his role in an interstate car theft ring that stole vehicles from dealerships and rental car facilities across multiple states.

GREGORY BUTLER, 38, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on August 24, 2022 before Chief U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to conspiring to transport and sell stolen cars across state lines in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy).

According to the indictment, BUTLER and his co-conspirators stole cars from car dealerships and rental car facilities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. After the cars were stolen, these defendants would retitle the cars under fraudulent Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINS) with the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. After the cars were retitled and cloned with fraudulent VINS, the defendants would then resell the cars to buyers in the New Orleans metro area at discounted prices.

At sentencing, which is set for December 8, 2022, BUTLER faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, a maximum fine of up to $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Louisiana State Police in investigating this matter. Assistant U. S. Attorneys Spiro G. Latsis and Jon Maestri are in charge of the prosecution.

Defendant: GREGORY BUTLER

Criminal Charges: Conspiring to transport and sell stolen cars across state lines in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy)

City and State: New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: August 24, 2022

Sentence: Faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, a maximum fine of up to $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee

Dollar Amounts: Up to $250,000 fine