TAMPA, FLORIDA — The Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement arrested a Tampa man on April 13, 2026, after investigators found he had sold 23 semi trailers with falsified vehicle identification numbers to a single victim, causing more than $287,000 in financial losses.
OALE launched an investigation into multiple commercial semi trailers suspected of carrying fraudulent VINs. Investigators identified a victim who had purchased all 23 trailers from Michael Sancillena and his companies — Catam Truck, LLC, Tampa Trucks, LLC, and JCA Transport Services, Inc. Every one of the 23 trailers contained a fraudulent VIN. OALE seized 18 of the 23 trailers and confirmed the fraudulent VINs on each.
Sancillena faces one count of felony grand theft and five counts of felony selling or possessing vehicles with altered numbers.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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