ROFLMAO. Statute of limitations applies for when they came into his possession.
Statute Of Limitation Is Not An Automatic Bar To Prosecution — It’s An Affirmative Defense
It’s natural to think that once the statute of limitations has run out a prosecutor would not be able to indict someone and then convict a defendant at trial. But that assumption would be wrong.
Despite the expiration of a statute of limitation for a particular crime, the government can still indict you, take you to trial, convict you, and sentence you to prison.
https://www.tpatrialattorneys.com/statute-of-limitations-federal-crimes/