FLENER EXPLAINS. THEY NORMALLY LOOK LIKE CANISTERS. >> AT SCI-TECH AUTOMOTIVE IN RAYTOWN. IT’S THE KIND OF REPAIR, THEY NEVER WANT. >> THEY WOULD SAW SOMEWHERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. WE’VE HAD 3 IN THE PAST MONTH. >> STORE MANAGER DEREK JOHNS HAS OVERSEEN THREE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRS, AFTER THIEVES STOLE THEM OFF CUSTOMERS’ VEHICLES. >> THEY GENERALLY CALL THAT THE HONEYCOMB. THAT IS MADE UP OF THE PRECIOUS METALS THAT DO THE CHEMICA REACTION FOR BASICALLY PURIFYING THAT TOXIC EXHAUST. IT’S LIKE A LITTLE CASE OF MONEY, IN THERE. >> PRIME TARGETS ARE TRUCKS OR SUVS, OR VEHICLES THAT ARE HIGHER OFF THE GROUND. ALL A CRIMINAL HAS TO DO IS GET UNDERNEATH WITH A SAW, AND WITHIN 30-90 SECONDS, IT’S GONE. >> YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF WORK RIGHT NOW, THE PANDEMIC IS NOT A HELPFUL SITUATION, BECAUSE OF THAT, OBVIOUSLY, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE MORE THEFT. >> SANDY LEVINE WITH KC IRON AND METAL SAYS WHILE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI HAS TIGHT REGULATIO ON CONVERTER SALES, OTHER CITIES AROUND THE METRO DO NOT. >> THIS IS A PROBLEM, AND IF WE DON’T WORK TOGETHER, IT IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. >> PARK IN THE GARAGE IS ALWAYS A GOOD CHOICE. >> A PROBLEM SOLVED, BY PARKING IN WELL LIT AREAS. OR AN AFTERMARKET CAGE TO PROTECT YOUR CONVERTER. >> SEE IF YOU CAN BU
Thousands of catalytic converters stolen as part of a multi-million-dollar business in Missouri
The final defendant pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to transport stolen catalytic converters across state lines following a joint law enforcement investigation
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Updated: 12:56 PM CDT Aug 16, 2022
A former Springfield woman pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to her role in a conspiracy to transport tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters across state lines.The Department of Homeland Security says the theft was part of a multi-million-dollar business, Danielle Ice, 34, of Columbia, Missouri, pleaded guilty following a Homeland Security Investigations, joint law enforcement partners investigation. Ice is the last of seven defendants indicted in the case to plead guilty. Ice’s husband and co-defendant, Leslie Ice, 37, as well as co-defendants Cody Ryder, 31, Enx Khoshaba, 29, and Eric Kaltenbach, 37, all of Springfield, and Evan Marshall, 24, and Camren Joseph Davis, 25, of Rogersville, also have pleaded guilty.By pleading guilty today, Danielle Ice admitted that she and Leslie Ice stole at least 50 catalytic converters and sold them directly to Marshall. Marshall paid Danielle and Leslie Ice approximately $20,000 for stolen catalytic converters.The Ices began stealing catalytic converters for Marshall in October 2020 and continued stealing catalytic converters and selling them to Marshall through at least March 2021. Marshall reportedly provided Leslie Ice with a list of vehicles, by year, make, and model, that had valuable catalytic converters so that he could target specific vehicles from which to steal catalytic converters. Marshall admitted that he transported stolen catalytic converters valued at $1 million or more across state lines from December 2019 to October 2021. Marshall also admitted that he bought tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters directly from his co-defendants and other thieves and sold the stolen catalytic converters for approximately $1 million.Under federal statutes, Danielle Ice is subject to a sentence of up to five years in federal prison without parole. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department, IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Christian County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, the Webster County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, the Missouri Department of Revenue and the Greene County, Mo., Prosecuting Attorney.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A former Springfield woman pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to her role in a conspiracy to transport tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters across state lines.
The Department of Homeland Security says the theft was part of a multi-million-dollar business,
Danielle Ice, 34, of Columbia, Missouri, pleaded guilty following a Homeland Security Investigations, joint law enforcement partners investigation.
Ice is the last of seven defendants indicted in the case to plead guilty. Ice’s husband and co-defendant, Leslie Ice, 37, as well as co-defendants Cody Ryder, 31, Enx Khoshaba, 29, and Eric Kaltenbach, 37, all of Springfield, and Evan Marshall, 24, and Camren Joseph Davis, 25, of Rogersville, also have pleaded guilty.
By pleading guilty today, Danielle Ice admitted that she and Leslie Ice stole at least 50 catalytic converters and sold them directly to Marshall. Marshall paid Danielle and Leslie Ice approximately $20,000 for stolen catalytic converters.
The Ices began stealing catalytic converters for Marshall in October 2020 and continued stealing catalytic converters and selling them to Marshall through at least March 2021.
Marshall reportedly provided Leslie Ice with a list of vehicles, by year, make, and model, that had valuable catalytic converters so that he could target specific vehicles from which to steal catalytic converters.
Marshall admitted that he transported stolen catalytic converters valued at $1 million or more across state lines from December 2019 to October 2021. Marshall also admitted that he bought tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters directly from his co-defendants and other thieves and sold the stolen catalytic converters for approximately $1 million.
Under federal statutes, Danielle Ice is subject to a sentence of up to five years in federal prison without parole.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department, IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Christian County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, the Webster County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, the Missouri Department of Revenue and the Greene County, Mo., Prosecuting Attorney.
