Finally some charges against public EV charger thieves

[JeffGo]

Probably behind a paywall: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...trade-secrets-metal-from-ev-charging-stations

Charges include cutting cables in area chargers.

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[JeffGo]

"An electric vehicle charging company has sued three King County residents and 50 co-conspirators for allegedly running schemes to steal and resell scrap metal stripped from the company’s stations in the Seattle area and pilfering its trade secrets."

 

[silverelan]

Probably behind a paywall: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...trade-secrets-metal-from-ev-charging-stations

Charges include cutting cables in area chargers.

From the article:

"One man is accused of using bolt cutters to cut off charging cords and breaking into charging equipment cabinets to steal metal from inside, then reselling the materials to salvage shops.

Two other men are accused of opening a station’s key box using a secret combination, enabling co-conspirators to unlock the station’s cabinets and photograph and take notes on its interior, according to the complaint filed by Virginia-based Electrify America LLC.

The charging station company filed the complaint in federal court in Seattle on April 10. The company is seeking $500,000 from the three King County residents for allegedly running schemes that violated the state’s criminal profiteering act."

Looks like EA is suing them for civil damages. No info on if federal or state criminal charges will be filed. The King County Prosecutor definitely should be charging them if the US Attorney doesn't.

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