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Perhaps I'm missing something, but the DMV links him to his LLC which is linked to everything else. A quick records search on myself pulled up the requisite registration information, so I'm left to question how anonymous he actually is.

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> That would make him easy to track down if someone learned the name of the L.L.C. Nevada, Wyoming and New Mexico, however, don’t require corporations to record their owner. Mr. Lopp took advantage of that.

His real identity is tied to the DMV, which ties him to the car, which is tied to the LLC; does this not deanonymize the LLC? From the LLC you get the rest of his large assets, namely his second house.

How is the car tied to the LLC?

> When he purchased a new car, he picked a much less flashy model, and he used the L.L.C. to sign the papers.

> To register his car, the D.M.V. insisted on a real name — not an L.L.C. — and a street address.

As far as I can tell, the car belongs to the LLC, it's not in his name, but his real identity is a registered driver or some such to said car.

That's a fair point, thanks for pointing it out.

And the address his DMV records are tied to is a crap box his LLC owns somewhere he doesn't live.

It's *not the address that matters, it's linking him to a specific LLC. If he bought his car under the same LLC that bought the house where he lives, then you can find him through the LLC.

If he used one LLC for car, another for the house, the point is moot... but the article leads me to believe they are under the same LLC, hence the initial comment.

I suppose a better question to have asked would be if there was/is any benefit for the DMV associated car+house to be purchased with an LLC rather than outright?

EDIT: a word

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