HOUSTON – Houston police say they’ve shut down a large-scale auto fraud operation involving stolen luxury vehicles moving from California to Houston. Investigators say the scheme used fraudulent mechanic’s liens to try to cash in on high-end cars.
HPD says the investigation led them to a business on Windswept Lane in west Houston, where they say a complex fraud scheme was operating in plain sight.
One man is under arrest, and investigators say this case may just be the tip of the iceberg.
Man arrested in Houston
According to HPD, 35-year-old Talal Obeid was arrested after investigators uncovered what they call a large-scale operation involving stolen vehicles and fraudulent mechanic’s liens.
Police say those liens were used to falsely claim expensive repairs, in some cases totaling more than $60,000, on high-end vehicles like a 2024 Mercedes-Benz.
But when officers inspected the…
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