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A Green Light for Car Dealers to Rip Off Buyers?     Dec 17, 2009
 
Roseau man is accused of embezzling over $72,000 from car dealership     Dec 15, 2009
 
Fairfield auto dealership under investigation     Dec 12, 2009
 
Former auto dealer under investigation     Dec 10, 2009
 
Hendrick Auto to pay $4.2M in settlement with customers     Dec 10, 2009
 
Bill Exempts Auto Dealers From Agency Oversight     Dec 09, 2009
 
Cicero puts brakes on illegal car sales     Dec 09, 2009
 
Consumer Agency Should Include Auto Watchdog, Advocates Say     Dec 09, 2009
 
Exeter car dealer back in court     Dec 08, 2009
 
Auto dealer to pay $500,000 to settle harassment complaints     Dec 08, 2009
 
Former Car Dealer Ordered to Pay $511,000 to Defrauded Customers     Dec 07, 2009
 
Plattsburgh, N.Y. car dealership agrees to stop false advertising     Dec 07, 2009
 
Hull car dealer must repay fake DVD cash     Dec 05, 2009
 
Area car salesman indicted for fraud     Dec 05, 2009
 
Ken Thorne sons convicted in major car fraud     Dec 04, 2009
 
Car dealer admits to defrauding IRS     Dec 02, 2009
 
Car dealer jailed for contempt of court     Dec 02, 2009
 
Ex-Dodge dealer owes state $853K     Dec 01, 2009
 
Dodgy car dealer peddled written-off cars     Dec 01, 2009
 
Car buyers warned of odometer tampering scams     Dec 01, 2009
 
Sikeston auto dealer charged with sexual misconduct     Dec 01, 2009
 
Car dealer was too aggressive, woman's lawsuit says     Nov 30, 2009
 
Former Leesport used car dealer charged in 2nd scheme     Nov 25, 2009
 
Authorities: Hundreds ripped off in car-sales scheme     Nov 24, 2009
 
N.Y. auto dealership hit by lawsuit over altered prices     Nov 23, 2009
 
Prebul Pleads Guilty, Must Pay $6.7 Million     Nov 23, 2009
 
Used car dealership agrees to restitution     Nov 19, 2009
 
Attorney General Highlights General Rules for Buying a Used Car     Nov 19, 2009
 
Douglas man arrested, charged with acting as car dealer without license     Nov 18, 2009
 
Lawsuit filed against Illinois car dealer over failure to pay off trade-in vehicles     Nov 17, 2009
 
Local Car Dealer Arrested     Nov 16, 2009
 
Car dealer sold unroadworthy vehicles     Nov 14, 2009
 
Feds: Used-car dealer in DeLand faces up to 515 years in prison for illegal sales deposits     Nov 14, 2009
 
Car dealer sentenced in drug conspiracy     Nov 14, 2009
 
Scammers offer fake refunds on car services     Nov 14, 2009
 
Car dealer's mannequins defy sign laws     Nov 14, 2009
 
Trustee Wants Hecker Held in Contempt     Nov 13, 2009
 
Billings car dealer gets year in prison for bank fraud     Nov 13, 2009
 
Fla. man gets prison for fraud, ID theft in Ariz.     Nov 12, 2009
 
Missouri sues 6 auto warranty firms     Nov 12, 2009
 
Auto dealer pleads not guilty to bribery     Nov 10, 2009
 
Metro Auto failed to pay lender, says complaint     Nov 08, 2009
 
Car dealership owner admits state tax fraud     Nov 07, 2009
 
Court: Dealers Must Inspect Used Cars     Nov 06, 2009
 
Ottawa used car dealer admits fraud     Nov 06, 2009
 
Ex-Valley car dealer placed on probation     Oct 29, 2009
 
Car dealer apologizes to scam victims     Oct 29, 2009
 
Woman Says Dealer Failed to Give Tags to Two Vehicles     Oct 29, 2009
 
Former Kawkawlin Township car dealer gets probation, deferred sentence for using money belonging to credit union     Oct 28, 2009
 
Car dealer goes to prison for scheme     Oct 28, 2009
 
Judge tells dealer prison beckons if you sell deathtraps     Oct 26, 2009
 
Used car dealer is sued over warranty woes     Oct 26, 2009
 
Ex-owner of RV dealership and three former employees ordered to stand trial     Oct 22, 2009
 
Bridgeville used-car dealer sentenced in fraud case     Oct 22, 2009
 
Woman paid $7,700 for a van but never got title; dealer who then resold it says 'sue me'     Oct 19, 2009
 
Car dealership settles with AG     Oct 19, 2009
 
Man faces charges in dealership investigation     Oct 16, 2009
 
Former used car dealer faces 47 counts of theft, other charges     Oct 13, 2009
 
Lake Oswego car dealer avoids jail but will pay victims more than $300,000     Oct 12, 2009
 
Businessman awaits verdict on charges he had dealership torched     Oct 10, 2009
 
Documents: Sarasota salesman sold stolen cars     Oct 08, 2009
 
Lake Oswego takes on former car dealer     Oct 08, 2009
 
Woman admits stealing from auto dealer     Oct 07, 2009
 
Car salesman charged with corrupt activity     Oct 07, 2009
 
On Your Side: No Car Tags from Dealer?     Sep 29, 2009
 
Wanted Laurinburg car dealer jailed in Georgia     Sep 25, 2009
 
Former Morris car dealership manager sentenced for theft     Sep 25, 2009
 
Auto dealer accused of $6M fraud     Sep 24, 2009
 
Former auto dealer charged with financing scams     Sep 21, 2009
 
Woman Says Escondido Auto Dealer Ripped Her Off     Sep 16, 2009
 
Ex-car dealership owner avoids jail as tax cheat     Sep 11, 2009
 
Recreational vehicle dealership owner arrested for grand theft     Aug 31, 2009
 
Philly man sentenced for car dealership fraud scheme     Aug 28, 2009
 
Two area car dealers fined for deceptive 'clunker' ads     Aug 27, 2009
 
Car dealer accused of faking warranties     Aug 20, 2009
 
Stuart used car dealer charged with odometer fraud...again     Aug 14, 2009
 
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Car Dealership     Aug 10, 2009
 
Investigator Exclusive: Complaints piling up against local auto dealer     Aug 06, 2009
 
Car Dealer Gets 5 Years for Fraud: Judge Says She Hopes Sentence Puts Brakes on Similar Scams     Aug 05, 2009
 
Stuart car dealership odometer fraud     Jul 23, 2009
 
Credit card theft tied to repair shop owner     Jul 10, 2009
 
Brownsville Car Dealership Sued     Jul 10, 2009
 
So. Fort Myers car dealer busted for keeping money from consignment deals     Jul 08, 2009
 
Car dealership owner denies laundering money     Jun 19, 2009
 
Auto dealer bookkeeper sentenced for embezzlement, tax fraud     Jun 18, 2009
 
Car dealer targeted in state drug ring     Jun 17, 2009
 
Authorities raid Hecker offices, homes     Jun 17, 2009
 
Prosecutor: Dealership owner had business torched for $529,000 insurance claim     Jun 17, 2009
 
Tucson auto dealer accused of fraud     Jun 16, 2009
 
Car dealership owner facing federal money laundering charges     Jun 15, 2009
 
Local Used Car Dealer Faces Tax, Fraud Charges     Jun 09, 2009
 
Former Harlingen car dealer accused of bank fraud     Jun 05, 2009
 
Former used car salesman admits to cocaine use, faces prison     Jun 05, 2009
 
Yazoo salesman admits to fraud     Jun 03, 2009
 
Car dealer, South Pasadena man owe largest sums of taxes in state     May 30, 2009
 
Woman Says Beware Car Broker Scam     May 27, 2009
 
Buyer Ripped Off After Car Dealership Flops     May 24, 2009
 
Car dealer jailed     May 22, 2009
 
Former manager gets jail time for stealing $200k from dealership     May 22, 2009
 
W. Slope auto dealer indicted in salvage scam     May 21, 2009
 
Brockport Used Car Dealer Guilty Of Tax Fraud     May 20, 2009
 
Tracy auto dealer indicted on bank fraud charges     May 19, 2009
 
Former NH classic auto dealer sentenced to prison     May 19, 2009
 
Car Salesman Charged For Identity Theft     May 18, 2009
 
Used car dealer accused of sales tax fraud     May 15, 2009
 
Windham couple's car dealership investigated     May 14, 2009
 
Car dealer raided     May 14, 2009
 
Owner of bankrupt used car dealership charged with fraud     May 10, 2009
 
Grand Jury In New York Indicts Auto Dealer Joe Prebul     May 08, 2009
 
Man arrested after fight at car dealership     May 04, 2009
 
Car dealer faces embezzlement charges     Apr 30, 2009
 
Closed Albuquerque dealership, AG, settle     Apr 28, 2009
 
Woman Promised Car Part In Writing; Couldn't Get It     Apr 28, 2009
 
Former car-dealer finance officer gets 33 months for fraud     Apr 27, 2009
 
Car dealer closes, leaves many without titles     Apr 24, 2009
 
Former dealership owner charged with fraud     Apr 14, 2009
 
Former local used car dealer sent to prison     Apr 13, 2009
 
Ex-dealership manager faces embezzlement charge     Apr 10, 2009
 
Car dealer Greene indicted for embezzling     Apr 09, 2009
 
N.J. Supreme Court says online sales of lemon cars count as fraud     Apr 08, 2009
 
Former auto dealer manager admits role in fraud     Apr 08, 2009
 
Car dealer faces charges     Apr 04, 2009
 
State investigates RV dealership for fraud     Apr 03, 2009
 
N.J. car dealership settles state suit     Apr 02, 2009
 
Suit alleges auto dealer failed to honor warranty claim     Apr 01, 2009
 
No remittance, no ignition: Auto 'electronic repo' in action     Apr 01, 2009
 
Michigan GM dealership employees get into fight     Mar 28, 2009
 
Suzuki car owners sue American Suzuki Motor Corp PLUS Alabama auto dealer     Mar 26, 2009
 
AG: Car Dealership Involved In Ponzi Scheme     Mar 26, 2009
 
Car dealer accused of inappropriate touching     Mar 25, 2009
 
Court ban placed on car dealer     Mar 25, 2009
 
Man accuses Ill. dealership of work scam     Mar 23, 2009
 
Arlington Kia's closing leaves a trail of unmet promises     Mar 22, 2009
 
Owner of car dealership arrested and charged with felony embezzlement     Mar 20, 2009
 
Help Me Howard: Car Dealer Doesn't Return Customer's Money     Mar 20, 2009
 
S.F. Car Salesman Accused of Selling Crack     Mar 19, 2009
 
Salvaged for Sale: Know What You're Buying     Mar 16, 2009
 
Lamborghini dealer to plead guilty to wire fraud     Mar 12, 2009
 
Upstate NY dealership must pay $44,000 for fraud     Mar 09, 2009
 
Man is accused of killing his co-worker with a sucker punch     Mar 06, 2009
 
Car Dealership Owners Convicted in Scam     Mar 06, 2009
 
Metro East car dealer acquitted     Mar 05, 2009
 
Police say car dealer ripped off customers     Mar 04, 2009
 
Police: Ligonier Car Dealer Torched Lot, Had Heart Attack     Mar 03, 2009
 
Used-car dealer settles with attorney general     Mar 03, 2009
 
Former manager charged with theft from car dealer     Feb 26, 2009
 
16 complaints lodged against car dealership     Feb 26, 2009
 
Ex-used car dealer admits to 10 felony charges     Feb 23, 2009
 
Investigator: Auto dealer charged with withholding titles from car buyers     Feb 19, 2009
 
Used car dealer: "I'm not a criminal"     Feb 19, 2009
 
Former NH Classic Auto Dealer Admits To Fraud     Feb 18, 2009
 
Car Lot Employers Accused of Scamming Customers     Feb 18, 2009
 
Ex-controller at Hunterdon dealership to repay $380G over fraudulent checks, awaits sentencing     Feb 18, 2009
 
When dealerships close, what happens to customers' warranties?     Feb 13, 2009
 
Soldier Ripped Off By Local Car Lot     Feb 13, 2009
 
Car dealer in fraud scheme gets probation, community service     Feb 13, 2009
 
Car dealer employee charged with theft     Feb 06, 2009
 
Dealership Owner Arrested For Selling Drugs     Feb 06, 2009
 
Bank gets $3.5 million judgment against auto dealership     Feb 06, 2009
 
Used car dealer ordered to trial on more groping charges     Feb 02, 2009
 
Folding dealers shock car buyers with unpaid liens     Feb 01, 2009
 
Employee of car dealership indicted     Feb 01, 2009
 
Update: Skaneateles car dealer to reimburse customers who were misled, says out-of-state company was to blame     Jan 29, 2009
 
West Palm Beach Car Salesman Charged With Fraud, Theft     Jan 29, 2009
 
Sheboygan car dealership has license suspended     Jan 28, 2009
 
Former car salesman from Delray Beach charged with fraud, larceny     Jan 28, 2009
 
Local Auto Dealership Under Investigation for Failing to Give Titles     Jan 28, 2009
 
Suspect named in car dealership fraud     Jan 28, 2009
 
Albany-area woman sues car dealer Fuccillo over $295 window etching "warranty"     Jan 28, 2009
 
Car dealer forced to pay up, repair credit     Jan 27, 2009
 
New Jersey Car Dealership Under Fire     Jan 26, 2009
 
Former Geneva car salesman arrested     Jan 24, 2009
 
Boise car dealership under investigation     Jan 23, 2009
 
I-Team 10 follow-up: Car salesman or con man?     Jan 23, 2009
 
Ringgold auto dealer agrees to cease and desist order     Jan 23, 2009
 
Used car dealer charged with fraud     Jan 21, 2009
 
Veteran Charlotte car dealer pleads guilty to bogus loans     Jan 21, 2009
 
Man accused of embezzling from car dealership     Jan 19, 2009
 
Attorney general sues Watertown car dealer for failing to pay off loans on trade-ins     Jan 16, 2009
 
Car salesman ran scam to raise gambling cash     Jan 15, 2009
 
Ford sues Denny Hecker dealership     Jan 14, 2009
 
Criminal Charges Pending on Staff at Former Auto Dealership     Jan 14, 2009
 
Car dealer's tax-evasion trial under way     Jan 13, 2009
 
Witnesses are no-shows in car dealer sex case     Jan 13, 2009
 
Former Cape Girardeau car salesman charged Thursday with stealing by deceit     Jan 09, 2009
 
Car dealer indicted     Jan 09, 2009
 
Former car salesman accused of scamming customers     Jan 09, 2009
 
Car Dealer Gets Prison for Odometer Tampering     Jan 08, 2009
 
Geneva auto dealership under state investigation     Jan 08, 2009
 
Used Car Salesman Guilty of Tax Charge     Jan 07, 2009
 
NC car dealer to plead guilty to false loan papers     Jan 06, 2009
 
Hulbert man charged with embezzlement from car dealer     Jan 06, 2009
 





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