A Honolulu police officer pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday to charges that he knowingly bought a stolen sport utility vehicle from another officer and arranged with that officer for the fraudulent theft of another SUV.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging Landon K. Rudolfo with conspiring and trafficking in motor vehicles.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi set trial for March and is allowing Rudolfo to remain free until then on $25,000 unsecured signature bond.

The Honolulu Police Department said it has placed Rudolfo, an 11-year police veteran, on restricted duty.

The indictment accuses Rudolfo of purchasing a stolen 2000 Toyota 4Runner in 2011 from Roddy Tsunezumi, who was then a police officer assigned to HPD’s Traffic Division. The indictment says Rudolfo paid $3,000 for the SUV, then sold it two years later for $6,500.

According to the indictment, Rudolfo knew that Tsunezumi had arranged the SUV theft and replacement of its vehicle identification number in tandem with another man, Jeremy Javillo.

Rudolfo is also accused of having Tsunezumi and Javillo take possession and alter the VIN of another SUV owned by friends who wanted to make an insurance claim for their “stolen” vehicle. Tsunezumi, Javillo and the owners of the second SUV, who are identified as Person 1 and Person 2, are not charged in the indictment.

Federal prosecutors charged Tsunezumi and Javillo in June 2014 with schemes involving altered VINs and the extortion of the owners of a Honolulu hostess bar. The government later dropped the altered-VIN charge against the two men in exchange for their guilty pleas to the extortion. Both men are now serving 33-month prison terms.