In its final report, German investigators found Erhan guilty of receiving stolen goods, ruling that he knew the watch might've been stolen, even having tried to sell it privately before bringing it to Auctionata. In August 2017, Ono registered the Lennon 2499 in the Stolen Property Register. Erhan was eventually sentenced to one year in prison, while Karsan went link on the run, with the Berlin prosecutor and later Europol issuing a warrant for his arrest.