Catalytic converter theft ‘ringleader’ gets 3 year sentence

CHICAGO – When Chicago police seized 211 catalytic converters and arrested two men at a West Side in June 2023, it was the culmination of a year-long investigation. Now, the man prosecutors dubbed the “ringleader” of the operation has pleaded guilty in exchange for a three-year sentence. But, because Marzel Woodard has been observing a nighttime curfew on electronic monitoring while awaiting trial, he will not spend any time in prison.

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