Dealer Fined $690,000 for Consumer-Protection Law Violations

NEWARK, N.J. — A used car dealership has been ordered to pay $693,645.91 after a Superior Court Judge found that it violated state consumer protection laws and regulations a total of 640 times. The state’s ten-count complaint against RLMB Inc., filed this March, alleged that RLMB and its manager, Michael L. Bloom, violated the Consumer ... Read More »

Dealer to Pay $12,500 Fine for Illegal Leasing Practices

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Credit Connection Auto Sales in central Pennsylvania has reached a $12,500 settlement with the state’s attorney general for allegedly leasing vehicles that needed a considerable amount of repair work and using lease agreements that did not comply with federal law. The business offers vehicles on a lease-to-own basis at its locations in ... Read More »

Ohio AG Sues Used-Car Dealership

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit Monday against a Columbus used-car dealership accused of failing to deliver motor vehicle titles as required by law. The lawsuit accuses TCB Automotive Group LLC and its owner Andrew Karabinos of violating Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act and Certificate of Motor Vehicle Title Act. ... Read More »

Ala. AG Shuts Down Dealer for Fraud

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A county circuit judge has granted Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange a temporary restraining order against of Quality Used Cars and its associate Preowned Automotive, as well as permission to seize the dealer’s property. The dealerships have been owned and operated by Clayton and Connie Reeves since 2009. The Attorney General’s lawsuit ... Read More »

Minn. AG’s Lawsuit Against EFG Dismissed

PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson’s lawsuit against EFG Companies regarding its direct-to-consumer sales of vehicle service contracts was dismissed on Dec. 24, 2014, 90 days after it was filed in the Fourth Judicial District Court. On Sept. 24, 2014, the attorney general charged the F&I product provider with violating three consumer-protection laws ... Read More »

Mass. AG Investigating Santander’s Subprime Lending Business

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has subpoenaed Santander Consumer USA, requiring that the finance source produce documents related to its subprime auto lending business. The AG is also questioning a handful of other auto lenders, which she declined to name, the Boston Globe reports. Earlier in December, Santander and six other auto lenders ... Read More »

Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years for Identity Theft

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The owner of Edge Auto Sales, an auto dealership with locations in Blue Springs and Independence, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for multiple felony convictions related to an extensive identify theft scheme he ran out of his dealerships. Morrow acquired personal identifying information about his victims through their applications for ... Read More »

Dealerships to Pay $175K For Deceptive Ads

Dealer Settles Complaint Regarding Collections Practices

W. Va. Attorney General Files Suit Against Used-Car Dealer