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Charged in $20M Bay Area luxury car tax evasion scheme, incl McLaren Porsche

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> A 2024 investigation by DMV, CDTFA, and the California Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed a scheme stretching back to 2018, in which the defendants, working individually and in concert with each other, prepared and submitted false CDTFA forms, DMV forms, and bills of lading, indicating that vehicles were purchased for use outside California. However, none of the vehicles were shipped or used outside of California — they were delivered, driven, and stored within the state. The vehicles included a $1.8 million McLaren Elva, $1.5 million Porsche 918 Spyder, and $1.26 million Ferrari F12TDF, among others.
The defendants:
1. Harminder Singh Dhaliwal
2. Parham Karbassi
3. Cameron Robinson McLaughlin
4. Nagib Nemer Haddad
5. Emmanuel Pablo
6. Glenn Jonathan Meyers
7. Matthew Michael O’Brien
8. Wout Cornelis Stokman
9. Lana Hasan Abukweik
10. Lisa Marie Brandini
11. Shane Craik Duncan
12. Arian Anthony Khatibi
13. Andre Charles Wetzell
14. Mohammad Hawar
The cars registered were:
McLaren Elva — about $1.8M
Porsche 918 Spyder — about $1.5M
Ferrari F12tdf — about $1.26M
Lamborghini Huracán STO
Lamborghini Huracán EVO
Lamborghini Aventador LP780‑4 Ultimae
McLaren 765LT Spider
Lamborghini Urus
BMW X7
BMW M2
Porsche 911 Speedster