Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Vehicle Theft Conspiracy

PROVIDENCE - A Providence man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island for his role in a conspiracy involving the theft of high-end automobiles and motorcycles from dealerships across New England and Pennsylvania.

Onix Eduardo, 29, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property and interstate transportation of stolen property. Eduardo is scheduled to be sentenced on January 21, 2027. The sentence will be determined by a federal judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

According to court documents, between February 2023 and September 2023, Eduardo and his co-conspirators burglarized approximately a dozen dealerships, stealing roughly 120 vehicles with an estimated value of $5 million. The stolen vehicles included a variety of vehicle makes, including Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Land Rover.

The conspiracy also involved the theft of nineteen premium Husqvarna motorcycles from a Pennsylvania dealership and transportation of the stolen dirt bikes from Massachusetts into Rhode Island. Investigators recovered more than forty vehicles and eleven dirt bikes believed to be connected to the scheme.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Paul F. Daly, Jr., and Julie M. White.

The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with assistance from the Providence, Cranston, North Providence, Pawtucket, North Kingstown, and East Providence Police Departments; the Rhode Island State Police; the Massachusetts and Connecticut State Police; multiple municipal law-enforcement partners across New England and Pennsylvania, and IRS-Criminal Investigation and the National Insurance Crime Bureau.