YouTuber's Seized 32-Car Collection Brings $3.22 Million at Auction
Vehicles seized from Bill Omar Carrasquillo, the man behind the YouTube channel "Omi in a Hellcat", netted a total of $3.22 million at a government liquidation auction. Proceeds from the auction are slated to help cover the $45 million in restitution and judgment payments related to Carrasquillo’s criminal conviction earlier this year.
Carrasquillo was formerly a popular automotive content creator, with several videos on his YouTube channel garnering millions of views. The channel was focused around Carrasquillo’s collection of muscle cars and exotics, primarily consisting of Hellcat-powered vehicles and a number of Lamborghinis. Carrasquillo was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison back in March for his involvement in a cable piracy scheme, involving access device fraud, copyright infringement, wire fraud, and money laundering. The car collection featured in his videos was largely supported by the profits made from these crimes.
As we all expected ahead of the auction, the Power Ranger-wrapped 2019 Lamborghini Aventador featured on the YouTube channel brought the most cash, selling for $441,000. Carrasquillo’s other Lamborghinis—including a 2015 Huracán, a 2020 Huracán Evo, and a 2019 Urus—brought in an additional $677,000. The pair of Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk SUVs featured in the auction performed better than their Dodge-branded siblings, bringing in $88,000 and $95,000, respectively. The biggest surprise came by way of a 1996 Chevy Impala SS, which sold for $53,750. While that’s a ton of cash for a B-body, this particular example features just 12 original miles on the odometer.
The auction included a total 0f 32 cars and 25 powersport vehicles, with most lots appearing to go for fair money. While $3.22 million would typically be a nice chunk of change, Carrasquillo is going to need a lot more than that to get even with the Feds. As it turns out, piracy doesn't pay in the long run.
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