A Tuscaloosa man has been sentenced for his involvement in the theft and possession of over $800,000 worth of high-end motor vehicles. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced that Jamarus D. Hoskins, aged 30 from Greensboro, Alabama, received a concurrent sentence of 60 months for conspiracy to steal at least 18 high-end vehicles and 97 months for receiving or possessing stolen vehicles. A jury convicted Hoskins in November 2024.
Evidence presented during the trial revealed that between December 2020 and January 2023, Hoskins led an organized conspiracy targeting private citizens and car dealerships across the United States. He directed the theft of vehicles, altered their Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs), registered them fraudulently with out-of-state titles through the Alabama Department of Revenue, and sold them below market value for cash. The stolen vehicles included a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk from Michigan, a Chevrolet Corvette from Tennessee, three Ford trucks from a Tennessee dealership, and a Chevrolet Camaro along with several vehicle tags from another Tennessee dealership.
“Jamarus Hoskins and his co-conspirators terrorized car dealerships and innocent victims across the United States for years,” stated U.S. Attorney Escalona. “Hoskins and his crew thought the fast cars they stole and sophisticated techniques they used would help them escape responsibility for their crimes. They were wrong.”
David R. Fitzgibbons, Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham Division, expressed pride in the collaborative effort to bring Hoskins to justice: “This case serves as another example of our U.S. Attorney’s Office and law enforcement partners working together to identify, dismantle, and disrupt organized criminal networks while effectively holding reckless criminals accountable.”
The investigation was conducted by the FBI alongside the Tuscaloosa Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittney L. Plyler along with former Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward “Ted” Canter prosecuted this case.
