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The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

The KING Of Stolen Cars: How A Mastermind Car Thief Built A GLOBAL Luxury Car Theft Empire

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell

True Crime

4.3563 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

From stealing high-end luxury cars to running an international smuggling ring, Skinny Keem made millions in a criminal empire that spanned 14 years. In this exclusive interview, he reveals how his operation worked, the global network behind stolen vehicles, and the unbelievable ways he dodged law enforcement. From Philly to Africa, this is a story you won’t believe. - The shocking reality of high-end car theft - How stolen cars were smuggled overseas - Corruption at ports & bribing officials - Making millions & staying ahead of the feds - Why he walked away—and the threats that followed Go Support Keem! IG: https://www.instagram.com/skinny.keem/ This Episode Is #Sponsored By The Following: True Classic! Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at https://trueclassic.com/CONNECT #trueclassicpod Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If I knew I could get it, I would get it.

0:02.2

You wanted a boat, I'm going to get the boat.

0:04.7

You just go in the car lot and you take it.

0:06.5

They bring in 10 cars and I'm giving them $1,000 each.

0:10.6

I'm keeping $90,000.

0:12.6

If a buyer wanted this specific car, then we would go to the extreme to get it.

0:18.6

Today's guest goes by the name of Skinny Keem, the former ring leader of an international

0:23.1

car theft organization based on the south side of Philadelphia.

0:26.4

For 14 years, Keem headed a multi-state car theft ring that employed dozens of people

0:31.8

stealing high-end automobiles and selling them to African crime syndicates all over the

0:36.6

world. The value of those stolen cars was easily half a billion dollars,

0:40.9

and Keem himself was making more money every week than most drug kingpins do.

0:45.0

The story was so crazy at times that I wasn't sure if I believed him at first,

0:48.9

and I had to check his paperwork, but I can assure you, this man is telling the truth.

0:52.9

This was a fascinating look at a

0:54.7

phenomenally lucrative crime racket that mostly goes unnoticed in the mainstream media.

0:59.7

And for a bonus episode with Keem, where he explains how he dodged a Fed case and what he's doing

1:04.2

now, check out that Patreon. Patreon.com slash the Connect show. Without further ado, we've never

1:10.2

done an interview quite like this one.

1:12.8

Skinny Keem right here on The Connect with Johnny Mitchell.

1:16.4

The only reason why I got caught is because somebody set me up.

1:21.0

They said I had a car lot sitting on 61st Street.

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