The Talmud (Avodah Zarah 62b, Pesachim 21b) establishes the principle called איסור הנאה (issur hana’ah), namely, you are not allowed to benefit from an act of sin.

The Shulchan Arukh rules that benefitting from stolen property is tantamount to being a partner in the crime (

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