Georgia AG Warns Auto Buyers: Beware of Sandy-Damaged Vehicles

November 28, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Georgia’s Attorney General Sam Olens issued a consumer alert notice last week, warning consumers who are in the market for used cars to beware of flood-damaged vehicles in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

Attorney General Olens said many previously-flooded vehicles are recycled into the economy and end up being sold at auction. They may then be sold at used car lots or through online classified ads.

Cars that were flooded during Superstorm Sandy may have been written off as

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Va. DOT Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Used Uninsured Vehicles

April 4, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

A Staunton contractor accused of defrauding the Virginia Department of Transportation has pleaded guilty to commercial fraud.

Thirty-two-year-old Jeffrey T. Jennings faces up to 15 years in prison.

The News Leader reports that Jennings entered his plea last week in August County Circuit Court. In exchange for his plea, seven counts of obtaining money by false pretenses were dropped.

The state contracted with Jennings’ company, Legacy Builders, for snow removal services. Augusta County chief deputy prosecutor Rupen Shah said Jennings filed paperwork with the Department of Transportation between 2007 and 2009 falsely claiming his fleet of vehicles was insured.

Shah says Jennings received thousands of dollars in fees.

 

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