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Tow-and-sue case finally gets rolling
Two-year-old investigation goes to trial
The wheels of justice turned out a nice profit for Paul Greer and Vincent Cardinalli, and now they are turning on this father-and-some team, alleging they had perpetrated a tow-and-sue scam that netted dozens of victims.
Thanks to a valuable assist from DMV investigators, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office, after an eight-month investigation, filed an 88-count criminal complaint against Paul Greer, formerly known as Vincent Cardinalli, Jr. More... |
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DMV investigator busts illegal manufacturer of automobiles
-- Going green begins by going legal
There was no sexy Suzanne Sommers in American Graffiti behind the wheel of this vintage Thunderbird, just an experience-hardened and wily DMV investigator, and at the end of this ride, a Santa Monica man was charged with illegally manufacturing gas-alternative cars.
Keeping the noise down became an expensive lesson for Paul Pearson, a movie industry prop maker and builder of custom-made, energy efficient cars. More... |
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AMVIC announces support of Car Buyers’ Protection Act of 2009
-- Senate Bill 95 would keep consumers from holding the bag on two auto loans
It’s a surprise more and more Californians are being victimized by—the loan on the car you traded in for another model was never paid off by the dealer who promised to do so.
On Tuesday, March 31, Sen. Ellen Corbett (D-Hayward), author of Senate Bill 95 – the Car Buyers’ Protection Act of 2009 – will be able to add to her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee a letter of support from CSLEA and its AMVIC affiliate in pressing her case for passage. More... |
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Monterey County couple sentenced
-- Owner of car lot gets five years in prison, wife 10 years probation
The book on a DMV-investigated case in Monterey County closed with a loud thud last week when a Superior Court judge sentenced a husband and wife team to five years in jail and 10 years probation, respectively.
According to The Monterey County Herald, Scott and Melissa Nichols “pleaded no contest to 12 counts of grand theft in connection with the operation of their business [Scott Motors] from 2004 to 2006. More... |
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