In the UK you can be prosecuted for "handling Stolen goods"
The type of law suggested could be covered by this type of law

It is backed up by a law that allows police to examine bank accounts and assets obtained by criminal means and confiscate them.
This is known as the "Proceeds of Crime" law this is uesed to deter drug dealers , money launderes and scammers/fraudsters but could be equally applied to scrap dearlers etc and would be easy to enforce because the US recognises entrapment as a legit form of evidence.