More information on odometer fraud is available on the NHTSA website, https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/odometer-fraud
Kansas car dealer indicted for rolling back odometers
WICHITA, KAN.– A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas businessman with 27 counts of criminal misconduct connected to altering vehicle odometers.
According to court documents, Adam Newbrey, 31, of Derby operated three used car dealerships in Wichita including Ideal Motors, Midwest Wholesale, and Prestige Motors.
In 2020 and 2021, Newbrey allegedly purchased used vehicles in Kansas and Oklahoma, altered the odometers, and then used fraudulent documents to obtain titles from the Kansas Department of Revenue reflecting the falsified odometer readings. He is also accused of using the titles with the mispresented mileage to defraud customers who purchased vehicles.
Newbrey is charged with:
• one count of conspiracy to commit odometer fraud,
• nine counts of odometer tampering,
• seven counts of mail fraud,
• nine counts of aggravated identity theft, and
• one count of wire fraud.
The defendant made his initial court appearance March 15, 2024, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brooks Severson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
The Kansas Department of Revenue – Office of Special Investigations and the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Office of Odometer Fraud Investigation are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Deb Barnett is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
NOTICE
It has come to the attention of the Wyoming Department of Transportation that there is blank Wyoming Title stock unaccounted for. The Department has notified the County from which they were taken. Sometime after May 01, 2023 these Wyoming titles were stolen and some of the blank titles have been found to have been used for criminal purposes in the State of Colorado. The missing blank Wyoming title stock consists of one case of 500 titles. The control numbers on these titles are 8790001 through 8790500. The control numbers are located at the lower right side of the title in silver print with a security box around the number. On the lower left side of the title will be marked MV-301 (4/21) with a round silver security seal to the right of the text. The security seal has the letters WY. The control numbers are duplicated with the front green colored title that goes to the owner and the back copy that is white in color and is retained by Wyoming County clerks. These missing titles may be used for fraudulent purposes. If any of these control numbers are found please contact Investigator Shane Fox with the Wyoming Department of Transportation Compliance & Investigation section at 307-777-3840.