Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said.

Brothers Tou Sue Vang, 32, and Andrew Vang, 28, along with their mother, Monica Moua, 58, were part of “a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors” who provided the stolen auto anti-smog devices to a metal refinery for more than $600 million, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.

Twenty-one people from California and New Jersey have been charged in the case, prosecutors said. The three Sacramento family members pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport the devices in return for more than $38 million.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    Everyone’s struggling out here and they just make it worse because they want the money.

    They didn’t get convicted because they’re making life worse because they want money. They got convicted because they didn’t make life worse for money legally.

    Making life worse for money is actually praised quite often in America.