MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies have been investigating fraud rings that involve finance managers at car dealerships, records show.
M-DSO deputies with the organized crimes bureau’s auto crimes task force described how the frauds also involve “brokers who act as recruiters” and “straw buyers” who risk it all.
The scam hurts auto dealers, lenders, and “everyday consumers, as the general public pays higher prices on automobiles and automobile loans due to the losses incurred during the fraudulent activity,” a deputy wrote, according to an arrest report.
In a recent case, deputies identified a suspect involved in more than $1.5 million in fraudulent loans: Deinier Dominguez, the financial manager at Bomnin Chevrolet from Feb. 25, 2020, to March 4, and at Hgreg Nissan from March 10 to Jan. 22.
“A finance manager will often circumvent dealership lending…
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