[njsteve]

That's pretty much what I warned the "advisers" against doing, on the other site, who were saying they would pull everything off. But, hey, free legal advice is worth every penny you paid for it!

I essentially said that if anything is removed, now that is known to have been stolen, the "remover" could get charged with all sorts of charges in several states, such as accessory after the fact, possession of stolen property, additional theft charges, etc. And these would be felony grand theft charges since the value is over $1,000. And top it off with the fact that the car traveled across state lines and you have the federal offense of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property.

Sounds like the present "owner" did something not-so-wise and the locals and possibly the feds, dog-piled on him. Very sad outcome for that guy.