Three New Jersey men were among nine people facing charges in the scheme involving dealerships across the state. Also scammed was a boat and two jet skis.
A New Jersey community has stressed never throwing certain items into recycling bins for collection — under hazard of dangerous fires that have broken out.
The defendants were operating what they described as a "family-owned transgender pornography production studio specializing in amateur, BDSM and taboo fetish content" at the home they had shared in Somerset County.