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

> 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