He won, but he lost.
The process is the punishment.
More precisely It's where the spirit of the law (prevent possession of stolen cars) and letter of the law (you cannot possess even if legit) are intentionally blurred, kind of like what the ATF does with firearms currently.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...al-battle.html
Video Here:
https://www.kctv5.com/video/2022/10/...corvette-back/