Prescott man arrested in Arizona Wide Catalytic Converter Thefts

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On September 8, 2022, Todd Dawkins (39) of Prescott was arrested and booked on numerous Felony and Misdemeanor charges for his illegal business of purchasing, selling, and acquisition of several million dollars in revenue from the sale of stolen catalytic converters within the State of Arizona.

Through the service of a search warrant, investigators uncovered financial records not in compliance with the law mandated reporting of purchased or sold catalytic converters. In total, Dawkins unlawfully purchased and sold approximately 10,000 – 14,000 or 59,000 pounds of catalytic converters in the last 18 months and reported less than 15 purchased or sold. In his profit loss statement for 2021, he claimed a total business profit of $2,400.00, however, records show a net of approximately $2,400,000.00 in sales.

https://theprescotttimes.com/officials-shut-down-arizona-wide-catalytic-converter-hustle/09/09/2022/

This dirtbag needs to rot in jail.

 

[semperfisurveyor]

I guess my simple mind always assumed it was ‘tweekers’ making an easy score for the next fix…$2.4M is organized crime status

 

[QuietM4]

I guess my simple mind always assumed it was ‘tweekers’ making an easy score for the next fix…$2.4M is organized crime status

It IS just tweakers making an easy score...but they have to sell it to someone. Interesting that they look to be charging him with financial crimes instead of charges dealing with property theft.

 

[semperfisurveyor]

Yeah…platinum or not - $2,400,000 is A LOT of stolen converters channeled into one man’s wallet

…as to the financial crime vs theft - easier prosecution/conviction - think Capone

 

[Manitu]

Yeah…platinum or not - $2,400,000 is A LOT of stolen converters channeled into one man’s wallet

…as to the financial crime vs theft - easier prosecution/conviction - think Capone

Keep watching the news I think Bannon is going up on something or other fraud.

 

[semperfisurveyor]

Accusations of using the funds received for the wall as his personal piggy bank…the irony with Joe/Hunter/Ukraine/China - how rich

 

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