A former employee of Chatsworth-based MGA Entertainment was charged on Tuesday with allegedly stealing $1 million in die-cast model car collectibles from the company.
Luis Tanahara, 55, of Simi Valley, was charged with one felony count of grand theft and one felony count of receiving stolen property, with allegations that the stolen property’s value exceeded $1 million, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
According to prosecutors, Tanahara worked as a senior product designer with the company. He allegedly took approximately $500,000 worth of CarTuned collectibles from a shipping container at the Chatsworth factory on Feb. 14, 2026, and loaded them into his car. Nearly a month later, on March 3, investigators discovered and seized more than $1 million in collectibles from his home, according to the news release…