Omi in a Hellcat Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years When He Was Facing 27 34 Years. HMMM? Did He Tell?

Omi in a Hellcat Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years When He Was Facing 27 34 Years. HMMM? Did He Tell?

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Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known as "Omi in a Hellcat", a YouTuber who previously operated several pirate IPTV services, says he will plead guilty to a federal indictment accusing him of criminal copyright infringement, tax fraud, wire fraud, among others. Following earlier intransigence, he now appears to be spreading an anti-piracy message

OMI IN A HELLCATIn November 2019, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known by his social media handle Omi in a Hellcat.

IRS and FBI agents seized “at least” $41m in assets including 52 properties & 57 supercars and other vehicles, all alleged to have been purchased with revenues from Carrasquillo’s pirate TV services.

A criminal indictment unsealed last year revealed that Carrasquillo of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Jesse Gonzales of California, and Michael Barone of New York had all been charged with serious offenses relating to the illegal capture and redistribution of Comcast, Verizon, Spectrum, DirecTV and Frontier Communications broadcasts.

With Carrasquillo facing a sentence of 514 years and the forfeiture of dozens of supercars (not to mention dozens of pieces of real estate), the YouTuber has always maintained his innocence, insisting that the legal advice he received while operating his services was solid.

Whatever that advice was, anyone with even a basic understanding of copyright law in the United States could see otherwise. The consequences of not paying taxes are even more obvious so now, via a message to his fans, Carrasquillo says he will plead guilty.

Even more than that, Carrasquillo says he IS guilty and will have to face the music.

Omi: I Did Wrong, I F***** Up, I’m Guilty
“It’s a super-unfortunate situation. I’m not a threat to society by any means but you know, what did what I did was kind f***** up. Created an app that basically had live TV and recorded shows in a DVR catch-up type of thing. I’m letting you guys know that I’m pleading guilty,” he says in a YouTube video

“Long talks with my attorney, it’s the best option you know. Everyone [presumably co-defendants] already pleaded out, already pleaded guilty on my case, [which] makes no sense, plus it’s an acceptance of responsibility for me.”

Precisely what deal Carrasquillo has reached with prosecutors isn’t made clear. There is no mention of time in prison yet but there is a clear financial component with many, many millions at stake.

“It just sucks, it sucks, it sucks. It sucks to lose my house, to lose properties, money, all my cars, my jewelry. It���s an embarrassment.”

Omi to fans: Don’t Do What I Did
Omi previously painted his predicament as one of a ‘hustler’ who exploited a ‘gray area’ in order to give poorer people access to content for which cable companies were charging too much. His comments now appear to have switched almost entirely towards cautionary advice – anti-piracy advocacy even.

“You know what, this is to kind of let you know man that you don’t want to take easy routes in life. I’ve always been good at hustling you know and in a good sense. I’m not talking about selling drugs I’m talking about hustling you know, grabbing an item selling it for more. I did this through Craigslist, I did this through Facebook,” he says.

“You obtain everything quick but at the end of the day it’s not worth it man so I’m letting you guys know you if you’re f****** and streaming and shit like that man…’STOP IT’.”