Six people in the Los Angeles area, accused of offering exorbitant car title loans with interest rates of more than 150 percent, are now charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit loan sharking, according to a press release by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office October 10, 2014. The six defendants are charged […]
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DMV Investigators on the Forefront of Electronic Odometer Tampering Investigations
When California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) investigators received information of a possible odometer rollback scheme involving a car salesman at a dealership in Los Angeles, they teamed up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Odometer Fraud Investigation (NHTSA) to find out exactly what was taking place. As a result of their […]
DMV Investigators Arrest Three in Operation Blue Zone
In an effort to curb the illegal use and misuse of disabled placards in California, California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) investigators launched Operation Blue Zone targeting suspects who obtain placards by fraudulent means. As a result of Operation Blue Zone, three San Francisco residents were recently arrested on felony charges involving the Disable Person […]
DMV Investigators Conduct Statewide Undercover Sting
In an effort to protect unsuspecting consumers from falling victim to unlicensed car dealers who often sell vehicles that are not what they seem, California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) investigators conducted a statewide undercover sting on Saturday, April 12, 2014. “These unlicensed car dealers prey on consumers who struggle financially,” said Kenny Ehrman, president […]
DMV Investigators Undercover in Oxnard
When Oxnard police received complaints from downtown business owners about shady and disruptive activity taking place, they looked into the matter and called upon investigators from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for help. In a six week period, operating undercover, Oxnard police and DMV investigators discovered two men were setting up shop and illegally […]
License Plate Fraud: Ex-City Employee Admits To Forgery
When Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) investigators were tipped off something was not right with the fee-exempt government license plates on a car being driven erratically in Riverside County, they went to work and uncovered 17 vehicles registered to a fictitious fire district. The common denominator? Canyon Lake ex-city employee Patrick Joseph Colleary. Colleary was […]
