An auto dealer in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is facing over 130 charges for fraudulent vehicle sales practices. Forgery, record tampering, misleading or fraudulent business activities, and possession of altered, forged, or counterfeit documents or plates are among the allegations filed against Yeni Auto Sales’ owner.
Following an investigation by the State Police Vehicle Fraud Investigations Unit and the Pennsylvania Department of State, the vehicle dealership’s owner was additionally charged with 130 violations of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code. The Pennsylvania State Police said these offenses are in addition to the criminal charges.
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The infractions revolve around the “improper handling, reassignment, and processing of vehicle titles at his dealership, as well as charges under the Pennsylvania Board of Vehicles Act for substantial misrepresentation of facts in a vehicle sale, unprofessional conduct, and willful failure to display his dealership license.”
This is the latest in a string of arrests of car dealers
A court recently condemned a Nashville vehicle dealer after a jury convicted him of fraud. He earned a 42-month sentence in federal prison. The vehicle dealership fraudulently collected more than $24 million that it was not entitled to receive.
A court has found a used automobile shop in Union County, New Jersey, guilty of breaching state and federal consumer protection rules for over ten years. The business committed 511 of these breaches in just two months.
The state of Colorado seized a Fort Lupton car dealership after authorities discovered that it sold scores of vehicles without titles. Authorities apprehended the dealership after multiple consumers were unable to complete their vehicle registrations.
A New York vehicle salesman was also recently charged by law enforcement with running an illegal business and a Facebook Marketplace fraud. Authorities accuse the vehicle salesman of employing twelve names. He also allegedly used many business names.
In Florida, officials arrested the husband and wife owners of a luxury car dealership after accusing them of running a multi-year title fraud conspiracy. The couple is facing almost three dozen accusations.
