DETROIT – A Farmington Hills man has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for trying to steal dozens of cars from the Pontiac Silverdome in 2017.
Background: Two men charged after trying to steal Volkwagens from Pontiac Silverdome
After a 13-day trial in April, a federal jury convicted Romane Porter of conspiracy to transport stolen vehicles and transportation of stolen vehicles. According to authorities, prosecutors showed that about six months in 2017, Porter and co-defendant Daniel Onorati conspired with each other and others to steal approximately 61 recalled Volkswagen and Audi cars that were parked outside the former Detroit Lions home…