(KTTS) – A judge sentenced a Springfield man in federal court for his role in a scheme to transport tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters across state lines as part of a multi-million-dollar business.

Eric Kaltenbach, 38, was sentenced to four years and six months in federal prison without parole.

The court also ordered Kaltenbach to pay $2,625 in restitution to four identified victims whose catalytic converter he stole.

On April 25, 2022, Kaltenbach pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines.

Overall, the conspiracy resulted in the theft of tens of thousands of catalytic converters, totaling at least $1 million.

Kaltenbach stole at least 80 catalytic converters from numerous victims throughout the entire southwest region of Missouri from January 2020 to 2021.

He sold the stolen catalytic converters for a total of at least $20,000 to co-defendants Evan Marshall, 25, and Camren Joseph Davis, 26, both of Rogersville, Mo. and Cody Ryder, 31, of Springfield.

Marshall, Ryder, and Davis were each sentenced on Dec. 20, 2022, after pleading guilty to their roles in the conspiracy.

Marshall was sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison without parole.

Ryder was sentenced to two years and five months in federal prison without parole.

Davis was sentenced to five years of probation.

The court imposed money judgments against Ryder and Davis to forfeit to the government $125,000 each.

Co-defendant Enx Khoshaba, 30, of Springfield, was sentenced on June 1, 2023, to four years in federal prison without parole and ordered to pay $15,986 in restitution.

Co-defendant Danielle Ice, 35, of Springfield, was sentenced on to 18 months in federal prison without parole and ordered to pay $1,355 in restitution.

Co-defendant Leslie Ice, 38, of Springfield has pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 27, 2023.