Car-loving YouTuber found guilty of pirating, 57 vehicles in his collection to be auctioned

YouTuber ``Omi In A Hellcat,'' who was reviewing cars he had purchased, was arrested on suspicion of piracy and sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Accordingly, a collection of 57 vehicles owned by Omi In a Ahellcat is being auctioned off by the federal government.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Leader of Illegal Copyright Infringement Scheme Sentenced to 5 - Years' Imprisonment | United States Department of Justice

Bill Omar Carrasquillo, also known as YouTuber ``Omi In A Hellcat,'' used to have over 818,000 subscribers and posted reviews of cars he purchased. No new videos have been posted to the channel for over two years.

During this time, it was revealed that Carrasquillo had amassed a fortune of $30 million (approximately 4.5 billion yen) through a large-scale piracy scheme in which he purchased and resold content that was being broadcast on cable television. Carrasquillo was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on charges including copyright infringement, access device fraud, telecommunications fraud, and money laundering, and was ordered to forfeit illegally obtained proceeds and pay $15 million (approximately 2.2 billion yen) in restitution. received the verdict.

As a result, 57 cars owned by Carrasquillo are being auctioned off by the federal government.

*US Marshals Webcast Auction Baltimore, MD 10/13/2023 | Apple Towing Co

This includes a Lamborghini Aventador Itasha.

2019 Lamborghini Aventador LP740-4 S | Apple Towing Co