The feds are auctioning off a YouTuber's prized car collection while he's in prison, including a Power Rangers-themed Lamborghini
- A YouTuber's massive car collection is up for auction after he was sent to prison.
- Omi in a Hellcat was sentenced to five and a half years over a copyright-infringement scheme.
US Marshals are selling off a YouTuber's car collection after he was sent to prison for five and a half years over a copyright-infringement scheme.
Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known by his YouTube alias Omi in a Hellcat, was sentenced in March, and the auction of his cars began on September 29.
An official with the US Marshals said some of the proceeds would be given to Carrasquillo's victims.
He was part of a group illegally selling pirated access to various TV network to its own subscribers, according to a press release from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's US Attorney's Office.
Among the charges listed were "piracy of cable TV, access device fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of copyright infringement."
Carrasquillo, who is 36, had over 800,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel where he mostly posted car content. He was ordered to pay $10.7 million to the cable companies, over $5 million to the IRS, and to forfeit $30 million in illegal profits.
Carrasquillo's 32-strong car collection was seized during his arrest in 2021, and the proceeds of the auction are likely to reach millions of dollars.
Among the lots are two Lamborghini Huracans, a 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS, a 2020 Audi R8 V10, and a 2020 Bentley Continental GT V8. There are also many other vehicles including motorbikes, ATVs, and dirt bikes, totaling 57 lots overall.
The action will be held on October 13, but bids have been rolling in online since September 29 on the Apple Towing Co auction website.
His four Lamborghinis currently have the largest bids, all with six-figure offers. A 2019 Lamborghini Aventador LP740-4 S, complete with Power Rangers wrap, has the highest bid so far of $380,000.
A Bentley Continental GT V8, a 2020 Audi R8 5.2 Quattro V10, and a 2019 Acura NSX SH-AWD Sport Hybrid all have bids over $100,000 as well.
Washington DC-based outlet WTOP spoke with Jennifer Crane, an official with the US Marshals, who said this was the agency's first live auction since 2019.
Crane also commented on the condition of the cars, and that being able to see them up close would "pique people's interest."
"These are a little bit better than coming off a used car lot, because someone actually had them in their garages before we took them," she said. "Before we took them someone was probably taking really good care of them."
She added that it was a "major law enforcement win" to get the cars — "to be able to take the items away from the bad guys, liquidate them to get the highest that can gather from the car sales, to be able to provide some of the proceeds back to the victims."