If Denny Hecker wasn’t regretting the recent loss of his criminal defense team, he surely is now. The former owner of more than two dozen Minnesota car dealerships and the Advantage Rent A Car chain was just slapped with 18 new criminal charges of bankruptcy and wire fraud, bringing the grand total of charges Hecker faces to 25.

According to the Pioneer Press, federal prosecutors filed the new charges - eight counts of wire fraud and 10 counts of bankruptcy fraud - against Hecker Tuesday, just a few days after his two defense attorneys quit because Hecker could no longer afford to pay their bills. Hecker has pleaded not guilty to the existing charges of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering for allegedly defrauding his lenders out of millions of dollars and using the cash to fund a lavish lifestyle filled with multiple homes, expensive toys and pricey gifts for his now ex-wife and his girlfriend. The Pioneer Press couldn’t track him down for comment on the new allegations.

The bankruptcy-fraud charges (which each carry a maximum prison sentence of five years) relate to the bankruptcy case Hecker filed last June with debts of more than $700 million. Among the assets Hecker is alleged to have transferred or concealed are his current home in Medina, Minn., his vacation property also in Minnesota, the number of Rolexes and other expensive watches he owned, various boats and vehicles, and $90,000 in cash and gift cards.

The new charges echo allegations that have plagued Hecker throughout his bankruptcy case. The trustee tasked with rounding up Hecker’s assets in order to pay his creditors is suing Hecker in bankruptcy court seeking punishment for the alleged concealment. Hecker has denied that he concealed his assets from the court.