---
title: "Alleged Meth Dealer Named ‘White’ Busted After Using Stolen I.D. to Buy Acura NSX"
description: "Breaking bad in Brooklyn."
date: "2017-09-27"
modified: "2019-07-11"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/14685/alleged-meth-dealer-named-white-busted-after-using-stolen-i-d-to-buy-acura-nsx"
categories:
  - "Acura News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "acura"
  - "Acura NSX"
  - "Brooklyn"
  - "Crime"
  - "dealership"
  - "identity theft"
  - "luxury"
  - "NSX"
  - "police"
---

# Alleged Meth Dealer Named ‘White’ Busted After Using Stolen I.D. to Buy Acura NSX

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The path from Nineties cult hero to reborn "budget" supercar hasn't been the smoothest for the Acura NSX. It's got the razor-sharp handling and everyday usability of its forebearer, [but it's also missing a certain *je ne sais quoi.*](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/2535/does-the-2017-acura-nsx-have-a-soul>) Another problem—[just like any other Honda,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/11497/thieves-nab-at-least-16-wheels-off-cars-at-honda-dealership-in-overnight-heist>) it seems thieves [can't keep their hands off it.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/13271/thieves-caught-after-taking-stolen-dodge-hellcat-chevrolet-camaro-acura-nsx-to-drag-strip>)

[*DNAInfo* reports](<https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170926/downtown-brooklyn/brian-white-acura-nsx-plaza-auto-mall>) an accused meth dealer with the last name 'White' [(unfortunately not that one)](<https://www.amc.com/shows/breaking-bad>) was arraigned in court on Monday after allegedly using a stolen identity and credit card information to purchase a 2017 Acura NSX from a Brooklyn dealer as a birthday present to himself. And in a high-tech twist befitting the NSX's computer-driven development, local authorities working with the FBI used facial recognition software to catch the crook.

The poor, unwitting *legal* owner of the new Acura NSX contacted authorities after receiving paperwork in the mail related to the car's purchase back in March. The thief, a forty-five-year-old Queens man named Brian White, had somehow obtained the man's social security number and credit card information and used a fake driver's license to finalize the transaction.

Coincidentally, White was arrested the following month on unrelated [charges for dealing methamphetamines](<https://thefixfix.com/>). He was released as the case progressed through the courts, but was re-arrested on fraud and larceny charges in August after the FBI got a match using facial recognition software to reanalyze security footage from the dealership—no doubt thanks to the drug arrest getting White's information into the system.

On Monday, though, White rejected a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for two to six years, and his lawyer said he's "confident" his client will prevail against the 17 charges. After all, [he is the one who knocks.](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkzTcD-kvag>)

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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