两名中国籍男子被控冒用身份购租多辆特斯拉 拆走GPS再用假文件跨州改登记
弗吉尼亚州联邦法院记录显示，两名25岁的中国籍男子黄嘉良（Jialiang Huang，音译）与周耀旭（Yaoxu Zhou，音译）面临电信欺诈、邮件欺诈、共谋和加重身份盗窃等联邦指控。据弗吉尼亚州WTKR电视台报道，黄嘉良是弗吉尼亚理工大学的一名学生。检方称，两人在今年春夏之间，用盗取的他人身份信息购买和租赁了多辆特斯拉汽车。
法院文件列出了两起具体事件，分别发生在亨利科县和Norfolk市。检方指控，今年5月16日，两人来到Norfolk市一家特斯拉经销商，用一名男子的被盗身份租下一辆Cybertruck，支付了1.1万多美元首付款，此后特斯拉再未收到任何付款。这名受害男子是在查看自己的信用报告时，发现名下多出一笔汽车贷款申请，才察觉身份信息被盗并报了警。
检方称，车辆到手后，两名男子拆除了车上的GPS定位系统，再用虚假文件把车辆重新登记到蒙大拿州，使执法部门难以追踪车辆下落。检方还表示，两人另有同伙参与，其中一人位于中国，另一名男子目前因相关指控被关押在加州的监狱。法院已对两人签发逮捕令。当地法律分析师Sonny Stallings对媒体表示，从检方描述的作案方式看，这不是临时起意，而是事先摸清了租车流程和所需材料。目前两人面临的仍是指控，尚未被定罪，依法享有无罪推定。
（综合WTKR电视台、《洛杉矶邮报》等媒体报道）
Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Using Stolen Identities to Buy and Lease Teslas, Removing GPS Trackers
Federal court records in Virginia show that two 25-year-old Chinese nationals, Jialiang Huang and Yaoxu Zhou, face federal charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. According to WTKR in Norfolk, Huang is a student at Virginia Tech. Prosecutors say the two men used stolen personal information to buy and lease numerous Tesla vehicles this past spring and summer.
Court records outline two incidents, in Henrico County and in Norfolk. Prosecutors allege that on May 16 the men went to a Tesla dealership in Norfolk and used a man's stolen identity to lease a Cybertruck, putting down more than $11,000. Tesla never received any further payments. The victim discovered what had happened when he checked his credit report and found an application for a car loan in his name, then contacted authorities.
Prosecutors say that after obtaining the cars, the men removed the vehicles' GPS systems and re-titled them in Montana using fraudulent documents, making it harder for authorities to locate them. They also say the pair worked with others, including one person in China and another man now jailed in California on related charges. Arrest warrants have been issued for both men. Legal analyst Sonny Stallings told local media the scheme appeared carefully planned rather than improvised. The charges are allegations at this stage; both men are presumed innocent unless convicted.
(Compiled from WTKR and the Los Angeles Post)
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