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San Jose trio sentenced in odometer rollback scheme

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SAN FRANCISCO – Three San Jose men have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy to buy high-mileage vehicles, roll back their odometers to make them appear newer and sell them at “significant profits,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

GavelU.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston on Friday sentenced 32-year-old Seymur Khalilov to two years in prison and 32-year-old Orkhan Aliyev and 31-year-old Ramil Heydarov to 20 months in prison each, the agency said in a news release Friday.

In October, the defendants pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

According to their plea agreements, the defendants admitted to fraudulently selling at least 78 vehicles with altered odometers for a total of $550,000, prosecutors said.

The scheme spanned from at least October 2017 to December 2020, prosecutors said. In one case, Khalilov rolled back the odometer of a vehicle from 35,000 miles to 35 miles, according to a sentencing memorandum filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The defendants also admitted they advertised the vehicles for sale on Craigslist and used doctored driver’s licenses to facilitate the sales, prosecutors said. Aliyev, for example, had multiple licenses with the same photograph but different people’s names.

In addition to prison terms, Illston ordered Heydarov and Aliyev to forfeit $379,325 and $196,578, respectively. A date to determine Khalilov’s restitution has not been scheduled.

Victims of the scheme will have one year from the date of judgment to seek restitution.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, estimates that odometer fraud in the United States results in consumer loses of more than $1 billion annually. Steps consumers can take to protect themselves include purchasing a vehicle report and comparing the mileage numbers, ensuring the seller’s information matches the information on the title, and not using cash to purchase a vehicle.

Anyone with information related to odometer tampering can contact the NHTSA’s fraud hotline at 800-424-9393 or 202-366-4761.

 

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San Jose Residents Plead Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy In Craigslist Automobile Resale Fraud Scheme

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District Attorney for CaliforniaDepartment of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Northern District of California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Defendants Agree To Pay Between $935,813 and $1,109,885 in Restitution As Part Of Plea Agreements
SAN FRANCISCO –Ramil Heydarov and Orkhan Aliyev pleaded guilty today to conspiracy charges related to a scheme to defraud purchasers of vehicles on the Craigslist website by rolling back the odometers on vehicles before reselling them, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Tatum King, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair. The guilty pleas were accepted by the Honorable Susan Illston, Senior U.S. District Judge, and, along with the October 12, 2021, guilty plea of Seymur Khalilov, establishes that all three defendants charged in the case have now pleaded guilty to fraud conspiracy charges.

According to the defendants’ plea agreements, from at least October 2017 through December 2020, Khalilov, 32; Heydarov, 31; and Aliyev, 32, all of San Jose, conspired to purchase high-mileage vehicles, roll back the odometers, and falsify documentation to make the vehicles appear newer. Specifically, the co-conspirators altered the odometers of numerous vehicles and altered registrations and titles, among other items, to fraudulently decrease the mileage readings of the vehicles and, thus, increase their sales value. The co-conspirators then posted advertisements of the vehicles on Craigslist to advertise the vehicles to victims who were not aware of the fraudulent alterations. Additionally, the defendants admitted using doctored driver’s licenses containing their photograph but the names of prior vehicle owners to facilitate the sale of these vehicles. The co-conspirators each acknowledged that the goal of the conspiracy was to sell vehicles to victims for an increased price based on the fraudulent odometer readings. According to the plea agreements, the co-conspirators sold at least 78 vehicles with rolled back odometer readings, resulting in a total loss to the victims of greater than $550,000.

All three defendants were charged in a single criminal complaint filed on May 3, 2021, and each was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. As a result of today’s proceedings, all three defendants now have pleaded guilty to the charge. In addition, the defendants each have agreed as part of their plea agreements to pay restitution to the victims of the conspiracy in amounts reflecting the defendant’s respective role in the conspiracy. Khalilov has agreed to pay restitution in an amount between $360,000 and $534,072 that will be set by the court. Heydarov agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $379,235 and Aliyev agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $196,578.

Judge Illston scheduled the defendants’ sentencing for February 4, 2022. In addition to restitution, the conspiracy charge carries a maximum statutory prison term of up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine. The court also may order a term of supervised release to follow the prison term. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Leif Dautch and Ankur Shingal are prosecuting the case with the assistance of Marina Ponomarchuk and Soana Katoa. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the California Department of Motor Vehicles Investigations Division in Vallejo, the San Ramon Police Department, and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Office of Odometer Fraud Investigations.

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Three San Jose Residents Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud In Automobile Resale Scheme

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U.S. Attorney’s Office
Northern District of California

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

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Defendants Allegedly Rolled Back Odometers on Vehicles Before Reselling Them At A Significant Profit on Craigslist

SAN FRANCISCO – A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court charging Seymur Khalilov, Ramil Heydarov, and Orkhan Aliyev with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Tatum King, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair.

According to the complaint, between 2016 and the present, Khalilov, 32; Heydarov, 31; and Aliyev, 31, all of San Jose, conspired to purchase high-mileage vehicles, roll back the odometers, and falsify documentation to make the vehicles appear newer.  The co-conspirators then allegedly sold the vehicles on Craigslist at significant profits.  The complaint alleges defendants fraudulently sold at least a dozen vehicles in this way for a total of at least $300,000.  In addition, the complaint states that the number of cars and amount of money at issue will likely change as the ongoing investigation into the scope and extent of the scheme continues.

The complaint describes the multiple steps taken by the coconspirators to defraud purchasers of the cars.  For example, the complaint describes how defendants purchased high-mileage or old-model vehicles and then, with the assistance of other co-conspirators, rolled back the odometers of the vehicles.  Further, the defendants altered documentation related to the vehicles, including titles and registrations, to reflect the lower mileage amount and other fraudulent information.  The complaint alleges the fraudulent alterations were made with the goal of increasing the prospective sale price of the vehicles.  In addition, when selling the vehicles, the defendants portrayed themselves as the prior owners of the vehicles, including by altering California identification cards, so that the defendants’ true names would not appear in the vehicles’ transaction history.

Each defendant is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349.  The conspiracy charge carries a maximum statutory penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.

The charges contained in the criminal complaint are mere allegations.  As in any criminal case, the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The defendants each made their initial federal court appearance earlier today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson.   Aliyev’s next court date is May 6, 2021, and Khalilov and Heydarov’s next court date is May 7, 2021.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ankur Shingal is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Marina Ponomarchuk and Soana Katoa.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the California Department of Motor Vehicles Investigations Division in Vallejo, the San Ramon Police Department, and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Office of Odometer Fraud Investigations.

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Utah County man facing numerous odometer fraud cases is charged again

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By Pat Reavy@DNewsCrimeTeam Aug 6, 2020, 10:09am MDT

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SALT LAKE CITY — A man who has several pending cases on charges of changing the odometers of vehicles and selling them has been charged yet again.

Steve Stone, 25, of Lehi, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with fraudulently changing an odometer, a third-degree felony.

On July 11, 2019, a man met with Stone to buy a vehicle he found online, according to charging documents. After purchasing the vehicle, the victim “checked the Carfax history and discovered a mileage discrepancy of over 90,000 miles,” the charges state.

The victim then found an article that originally appeared in the Deseret News that talked about Stone being accused of doing the same thing, and recognized Stone as the person who sold him the vehicle, according to charging documents.

For Stone, it’s the latest in a series of investigations involving odometer tampering.

He and two family members were charged in April 2019 with five counts of communications fraud and five counts of odometer violation. A pretrial conference for that case was scheduled for Aug. 24.

Stone was charged with similar crimes in April, July and October of 2018, and July 2017. A preliminary hearing regarding all of his pending cases was scheduled for Aug. 24.

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Man Pleads Guilty to Vehicle Odometer Rollback Scheme

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A Studio City man pleaded guilty today for operating a computerized odometer rollback business for vehicles that were leased from dealerships in the San Fernando Valley and Glendale, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Serge Oganesian, 45, entered his plea to six felony counts: one count of conspiracy to commit grand theft and five counts of computer access and fraud.

Sentencing in case BA472209 is scheduled for April 21, 2020, in Department 50 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. The defendant is expected to receive a 16-month jail sentence and will be ordered to pay a $15,000 fine.

Oganesian had been running his odometer rollback business since April 2015 in North Hollywood, Glendale and Studio City at various times, according to Deputy District Attorney Leonard Torrealba of the Consumer Protection Division.

The defendant hacked the computers of 12 vehicles and rolled back the vehicle odometer readings. The altered mileage amounted to $76,394 in false vehicle appreciation, the prosecutor said.

Vehicle valuation is highly dependent on vehicle mileage. Consumers rely on the vehicle odometer reading in making their used car purchases, the prosecutor added.

The case was investigated by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, with assistance from the District Attorney’s Office’s Bureau of Investigation.

Original Article: http://da.co.la.ca.us/media/news/man-pleads-guilty-vehicle-odometer-rollback-scheme

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Man Switching Odometers Gets Two Years in South Dakota Penitentiary

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A man who lived in Sioux Falls and sold vehicles at River Auto Sales, LLC has been sentenced to two years in the South Dakota Penitentiary.

Chad Michael Blair, 42, formerly of Sioux Falls and currently listed as a resident of Houston Texas, was sentenced November 28 to one count of deceptive trade practices and one count of odometer alteration. Blair was also ordered to pay $3,375 in restitution.

Attorney General Marty Jackley commented on the conviction and subsequent sentencing.

“Tampering with odometers in order to get more money for vehicles from innocent victims is wrong and illegal,” said Jackley. “We will continue to hold responsible individuals who take unfair advantage of consumers.”

According to a statement from the South Dakota Attorney General’s office, Blair managed River Auto Sales, swapping high mileage odometers with lower mileage odometers obtained from a used auto parts retailer. State law requires a notice to be posted with the vehicle of a changed odometer, which was not done.

This case was investigated by South Dakota Division of Revenue and the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division and prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office

Original Article: http://ksoo.com/man-switching-odometers-gets-two-years-in-south-dakota-penitentiary/

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Police make arrests in months-long odometer-tampering scheme

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The Philomath Police Department culminated a five-month investigation Wednesday morning with the arrests of three men in connection with alleged odometer tampering through an auto sales operation.

Cody Kin Marten, 21, of Philomath, faces four counts each for unlawful tampering with an odometer, theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft — all felonies. Jeffrey Lynn Watters, 27, of Corvallis, and London Rae Fields, 22, of Corvallis, were cited for felony unlawful tampering with an odometer.

“We have seized over a hundred titles and sales documents from the suspects and in the coming weeks, we are going to put out on the Philomath website, vehicles and license plate numbers that we know were sold by these individuals,” Philomath Chief of Police Ken Rueben said. “We are hoping to have victims contact us and verify what their vehicle was and what the odometer reading was on those cars.”

Philomath police seized about 24 vehicles from JW Auto Sales at 3065 SE Third St., in South Corvallis as part of Wednesday’s operation. Watters registered JW Auto Sales with the state Nov. 4 and has been leasing space from B&R Auto Wrecking since December, according to B&R assistant manager Todd Boshart.

JW Auto Sales added Fields as a co-owner through an amended license with the state April 4. Watters and Fields are roommates at 5915 Philomath Blvd., in Corvallis.

“They’ve been buying parts from us for about two years, flipping cars,” said Boshart, who described the two partners as “super-nice guys” and said they had created no problems for B&R in the time they had leased space on the property.

Philomath police worked in partnership with the Corvallis Police Department on the case.

While serving the search warrant at Marten’s address at 1218 Monroe St., in Philomath, police stumbled upon a marijuana-growing operation.

“What we learned yesterday is that it appears — based on the interviews and our records — is that one of the suspects was selling cars on Craigslist and also taking marijuana in trade or partial trade for the cost of the vehicle,” Rueben said. “There was code language put in the ads to alert people that are in the marijuana field that if they saw this code language in the ad, that it would be possible to trade marijuana or partially trade marijuana for the sale of the vehicle.”

Marten does have a license to grow marijuana.

The investigation in the odometer-tampering operation dates back to Jan. 7, when a Corvallis woman filed a report with Philomath police over discoveries involving a Subaru Forester that she had purchased through a Philomath-based Craigslist ad.

“Shortly after she purchased the car, she took it to Oil Can Henry’s in Corvallis to have the oil changed and Oil Can Henry’s — as many of the local maintenance shops do — now use Carfax to track maintenance for these cars,” Rueben said.

Carfax offers a fee-based service to the public that supplies vehicle history reports, including odometer information.

“They advised her at that time that the odometer that she currently had on her car was about 150,000 miles less than the last time it was in their shop, or in an Oil Can Henry’s facility,” Rueben said. “She felt that something was wrong and came to our office to report it.”

Police caught a break through Carfax, which makes accounts available to law-enforcement agencies, and contacted the prior owner of the Subaru Forester, a former Corvallis resident who had moved to Salem.

“We contacted him and he told us that he sold this car to one of the individuals we arrested for $800 and it had a blown head gasket and was barely running,” Rueben said. “The advertisement on Craigslist said the car had 156,000 miles on it and when she got the car, that’s what it had. The Carfax report said the last time that car was in for maintenance … it had 229,000 miles on it.”

The suspects flipped the vehicle and sold it to the victim for $3,600 — a profit for them of $2,800 in less than a week.

“The electronic odometers of today’s cars, many of them take special tools to actually access the instrument cluster where the odometer is,” Rueben said.

The victim’s car was taken to a Corvallis garage and it was discovered that the entire odometer mechanism had been replaced.

The investigation progressed with a search warrant served on Craigslist to be able to access posted ads going back over a year. Many of those ads included photos of cars and in some of those, images of the license plates could be seen. Police compared mileage claims in the ad with odometer readings through Carfax.

“We found that eight of the cars that we looked at out of about 20 that the odometer was significantly different than what was on their ad, or what it should’ve been in reality,” Rueben said. “We knew we had a group of people that were doing this and victimizing people using Craigslist to sell these vehicles.”

The investigation also ventured into cellphone records and Facebook accounts and police conducted surveillance at numerous locations where cars were worked on and sold in Corvallis and Philomath. It all added up to the four search warrants served Wednesday — at the Watters and Fields residence, the Marten residence, JW Auto Sales and an auto garage workshop near the Corvallis airport.

Two of the suspects were cooperative with the investigation.

“We interviewed the three suspects and two of the suspects were cooperative and admitted that they had rolled back odometers on cars prior to opening their business for the purpose of raising money to open a legal business, which is JW Auto Sales,” Rueben said. “We don’t know how many victims we have yet.”

Police will now follow up by eventually publishing an online list of all the cars that have been sold through the suspects over the past year “in hopes that we can verify if they were defrauded or not.”

Rueben said it took about three hours to move the 24 or so vehicles from JW Auto Sales to its storage location near Philomath. The department saved on expenses by avoiding tow trucks and having city staff drive the vehicles to the lot, which is made available to local police at no cost. Also among the items seized were vehicle instrument panels with odometers intact.

Original Article: http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/police-make-arrests-in-months-long-odometer-tampering-scheme/article_1e8d3921-337b-548b-b1df-a97beb33bb32.html

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DOL accuses auto dealer of violating odometer law

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The Department of Licensing is accusing an auto dealer in Lynnwood of breaking a Washington law meant to protect consumers from odometer fraud.

If you’re buying a used car, you want to know exactly how many miles it’s been driven, which is why Washington state has strict laws against odometer fraud.

The Department of Licensing is accusing a dealer in Lynnwood of breaking one of those laws.

About two years ago, Lauryn Bates bought a used 2003 Subaru from Car Craft Auto Sales.

“I went in at 19, limited income, no credit history, and they were the only people I knew would finance me,” Bates said of the company that advertises financing guarantees on its website.

Bates called KING 5 because she suspected Car Craft Auto had altered her odometer and not disclosed it at the time of purchase.

“I was naive and I fully believe they took advantage of that 100% thinking I wouldn’t ever figure it out,” Bates said.

Bates drove the Outback for two years and only discovered a problem when she tried to sell it.

A prospective and astute buyer pulled a vehicle history report, which revealed a huge discrepancy with her mileage.

Today her odometer reads 163,954, but that can’t be right because three years ago the car was recorded as having 181,289 during a vehicle service, according to that vehicle report.

The buyer backed out, leaving Bates distraught.

“I have a car that has nothing, zero value whatsoever. I can’t sell it to anybody,” Bates said.

We called the Department of Licensing which investigated.

The DOL determined Car Craft Auto had swapped out the original odometer for one with lower mileage.

KING 5 also obtained an eBay receipt for a used odometer with Car Craft owner Gus Trefault’s name on it. The DOL believes that odometer went into Bates’ car.

In a letter to the state, the dealership also admitted it swapped out the odometer and the “replacement was not disclosed to Lauryn.”

That’s against the law.

Washington requires a seller to notify a buyer whenever an odometer has been replaced.

Trefault refused an in-person interview, but over the phone he told KING 5 he thought he was exempt from odometer laws because of the car’s age. It was 10 years old.

The DOL said he’s incorrect.

Independent mechanic Dave Eames of Pittman Automotive said Bates’ mistake was not obtaining her own inspection complete with a vehicle history report before buying the Subaru.

You typically can get both for around $100, depending on the mechanic’s hourly rate.

“Unless it is coming from a friend or owner you know the history of, trust but verify,” Eames said.

Knowing what she knows now, Bates said that’s a small price to pay for protection.

“I want people to be aware so that this doesn’t happen to them,” Bates said.

Because this was Car Craft’s first known offense, the DOL said it gave the company a warning rather than filing charges.

Original Article: http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/11/07/auto-dealer-accused-of-violating-odometer-law/75335886/ 

Posted in Odometer Fraud Statistics, Techniques, Television, United States, West

Bremerton cops nab 2 in odometer-rollback scam, 1 at large

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BREMERTON, Wash. — Three brothers are accused of ripping off dozens of car buyers in Bremerton by rolling back odometers to sell the vehicles at a higher price.

Bremerton Police arrested two of the brothers on Wednesday then served warrants at two Navy Yard City properties located in the 3700 block of Madrona Street and the 3700 block of C Street, where the vehicles were stored. During the search, detectives impounded at least three vehicles that were not registered to the properties.

“Unfortunately, most of (the victims) didn’t know they’d been taken advantage of until I contacted them,” said Bremerton Police Det. Martin Garland.

The organized crime investigation started in January 2014 after a victim found a repair invoice in a vehicle that was purchased from the suspects. The victim noticed the mileage didn’t look right, checked the car’s history on CarFax, and determined the mileage was incorrect.

Bremerton Police said the brothers purchased the cars on Craigslist then resold them at higher costs after rolling back the odometers, which would make it appear the cars didn’t have as many miles so the suspects could get more money.


“One of the big pieces to this puzzle was we were able to determine the CarFax account that our suspects were using and they, themselves, were running a CarFax on the vehicles,” said Det. Garland. “They would print that out, alter the mileage on the CarFax report, and then provide it to the victims as proof of the mileage.”

Detectives subpoenaed the records for the suspects’ CarFax account and learned the suspects had done more than 3,000 searches for vehicles.

Detectives said the men always made cash transactions and they did not register the titles of the cars to make it appear they were never in possession of the vehicles.

In some cases, the suspects rolled back the odometers 150,000 miles. On average, the brothers made about $1,200 per deal.

So far, detectives have confirmed the suspects sold 40 cars with false odometers but they believe the suspects actually sold more than 200. The investigation has required extensive research on each vehicle that involves contacting the new and previous owners, checking the vehicle history, and CarFax reports.

“One of the scary things in this case is the mileage and money can be replaced but the safety they’re taking from these victims – they provided invoices that said their brakes had been fixed when they hadn’t,” said Det. Garland.

Detective Garland said one of the suspects appeared to be such a good salesman he even posed for photographs with some of the victims after the purchases were complete. The suspects usually agreed to meet the buyers in the parking lot of Bremerton businesses so that’s why Bremerton Police has jurisdiction on the case.

“He knew everything about the car up and down. At least that’s what we thought,” said one victim who purchased a 2002 Subaru from the suspects after responding to a Craigslist ad.

The victim said her husband quickly became suspicious of the $5,000 purchase and looked up the car’s history on CarFax. That’s when they learned the car, which they thought had 92,000 miles when purchased, had a higher mileage. The couple contacted the former owner and learned the car actually had 230,000 miles when it was sold to the suspects.

The suspects are facing more than 100 felony counts that include leading organized crime, forgery, and illegal vehicle transfers.
By: Casey Edds

Posted in Convictions, Odometer Fraud Statistics, Techniques, Television, United States, West

Ex-North Hills Car Salesman Gets Prison In Odometer Fraud Scheme

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CBS2 Investigative Reporter David Goldstein first confronted Shamai Salpeter (right) and uncovered the odometer fraud scheme in 2012. (CBS)

CBS2 Investigative Reporter David Goldstein first confronted Shamai Salpeter (right) and uncovered the odometer fraud scheme in 2012. (CBS)

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A former San Fernando Valley car salesman was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison for rolling back odometers for people who exceeded mileage limits on their leases.

Jeffrey Levy, 62, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release upon getting out of prison and to pay restitution of about $115,800 to the owners of 21 cars with altered odometers.

U.S. District Judge George H. King ordered that $35,000 of the amount be paid immediately.

Levy was also prohibited from employment related to the purchase, sale, leasing, or financing of new or used motor vehicles during the period of supervised release and ordered him to undergo treatment for mental health issues and a gambling addiction.

Prosecutors say while working at Galpin Ford in North Hills, Levy referred customers and friends to co-defendant Shamai Salpeter, 65, over a period of three years in a scheme in which people paid up to $400 to avoid penalties for exceeding mileage limits on leases or to increase auto trade-in values.

Salpeter previously pleaded guilty and is expected to be sentenced April 13.

Both men pleaded to conspiracy to commit odometer tampering.

Salpeter was the subject of a 2012 hidden-camera investigation of odometer fraud by CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein.

Original Article: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/03/16/ex-north-hills-car-salesman-to-be-sentenced-in-odometer-fraud-scheme/ 

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