City, State, and federal law enforcement officials announced the unsealing on Friday, Nov. 14, of a complaint charging seven Bronx men and one Upstate New York man in connection with running a years-long car theft operation primarily in The Bronx and Queens involving over 100 stolen cars, primarily Honda, Acura, and Jeep vehicles, estimated to be worth millions of dollars.

Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ricky J. Patel, special agent in charge of the New York field office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, and Superintendent of the NYS Police Steven G. James said the defendants are charged with conspiracy to possess and sell stolen vehicles, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

The defendants were

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