Justice auction in Stuttgart: confiscated Lamborghini, Rolex and Harley-Davidson go under the hammer

Rolex for the wrist, Harley-Davidson for the street and a Lamborghini with a whopping 780 hp: confiscated luxury is going under the hammer at what the authorities say is the country's largest judicial auction to date. In three weeks (October 24th), 15 cars, four luxury watches and three motorcycles will be auctioned off at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. The vehicles and watches were seized or seized in criminal proceedings, as the Stuttgart district court announced.

The auction is so extraordinary that Justice Minister Moritz Oppelt (CDU) is inviting people to a joint press conference on Monday together with the chief bailiff of the Stuttgart district court, the public prosecutor's office and the Eppli auction house.

780 hp - and just 98 kilometers

The showpiece of the auction wears green metallic and scissor doors: a Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae with a 780 hp V12 naturally aspirated engine. The starting price is 380,000 euros, the estimated value ranges up to 780,000 euros. The speedometer shows just 98 kilometers - meaning the super sports car is practically brand new.

The Ministry of Justice does not reveal who owned the sports cars and luxury watches. However, the items come from proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Financial Crimes Task Force. The investigative unit pursues high-profile cases of money laundering and organized economic and tax crime.

Bitcoin inheritance embezzled?

According to research by the German Press Agency, this involves, among other things, the case of an allegedly embezzled crypto inheritance worth millions.

On suspicion of money laundering and tax evasion, investigators searched apartments and business premises in the districts of Freudenstadt, Ludwigsburg and Esslingen in the spring. They confiscated cryptocurrencies worth around 64 million euros, high-quality cars and motorcycles, expensive watches and cash.

After an inheritance, several people are said to have withdrawn Bitcoin and other digital currencies from an inheritance and then concealed their origin, as the financial crime task force announced at the time.