Seven men from New Jersey and one from Virginia have been charged for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to steal luxury cars in New Jersey, New York, and beyond. Federal authorities say the following people have all been charged with conspiring to receive, possess, or sell stolen vehicles in interstate commerce: 24-year-old Ahmad Franks, a.k.
a. “Mahdi,” of Newark 23-year-old Shaquan White, a.k.
a. “QBandz,” of Newark 20-year-old Nathan Braswell, a.k.
a. “Troub,” of Newark 24-year-old Ibn Bellamy, a.k.
a. “YC,” of Newark 20-year-old Zamir Wright, a.k.
a. “GBz,” of Newark 26-year-old Ryan Bowen, a.k.
a. “Prob,” of East Orange 20-year-old Khyree Lawrence, a.k.
a. “6,” of East Orange 45-year-old Mohammed Buhari, a.k.
a. “Sakina,” of Woodbridge, VA Franks is also charged with five counts of possession of a stolen vehicle and one count of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. Bellamy is also charged with one count of possession of a stolen vehicle.
Buhari is charged with one count of sale, receipt, or possession of a stolen vehicle; he remains wanted by authorities. MORE NEWS: Will it ever rain again? Parts of New Jersey now in 'extreme' drought Officials say an investigation into a series of high-end car thefts began in November 2021 and they learned that the eight defendants and others allegedly conspired to "possess, receive, conceal, sell, dispose, and/or transport high-value stolen cars" in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virgi.