Popular YouTube personality Cody "WhistlinDiesel" has revealed he was arrested for tax evasion related to his $400,000 Ferrari F8 sports car. The content creator made this shocking disclosure in a video uploaded to his channel on November 23, 2025, sending shockwaves through his massive fanbase.
The Ferrari That No Longer Exists
At the 10-minute-52-second mark in his video titled "I Got Arrested for Tax Evasion," WhistlinDiesel explained the precise nature of his legal troubles. He owed approximately $30,000 in sales tax for his luxury Ferrari F8, a vehicle that met a dramatic end months earlier.
The YouTuber revealed that the supercar was completely destroyed in August 2023 after he drove it through a cornfield. The vehicle first caught fire and was subsequently smashed into a cube, making the tax bill particularly surprising given the car's non-existent status.
Montana Registration Strategy Backfires
WhistlinDiesel detailed how his Ferrari was titled and registered in Montana, a state known for its business-friendly vehicle registration laws. Montana doesn't require sales tax payment when a business owns the car, a loophole that many luxury vehicle owners exploit according to the YouTuber.
"85% of luxury car owners have a business in Montana to hold their cars," Cody claimed in his video, suggesting this practice is widespread among wealthy automobile enthusiasts. He maintained that the Ferrari had a clean Montana title and he believed this arrangement was perfectly legal since so many others were doing the same.
Unexpected Arrest and Alleged Targeting
Adding to the confusion, WhistlinDiesel clarified that the Ferrari caught fire in Texas, not Tennessee, making the Tennessee tax claim even more puzzling from his perspective. He expressed shock that he never received any prior notice or letter demanding payment of the outstanding tax.
At the 15-minute mark of his video, the content creator suggested he was specifically targeted due to his online fame. He believes authorities "went after him" because of his high profile, hoping that making an example of him would scare other car owners using Montana registrations into switching their paperwork back to their home states and paying appropriate taxes.
The experience has clearly shaken WhistlinDiesel, who mentioned his wife and children during the emotional disclosure. He confessed genuine fear about potentially facing prison time over the matter. As a preventive measure for the future, he now plans to purchase land in Montana to establish a legitimate business presence there, hoping to avoid similar legal complications going forward.
