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Kia dealer manager was accused of stealing $ 1.7 million and 3,000 gifts

Most gift cards come from games and Las Vegas properties

                                                                            

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January 30, 2025, 18:04

 Kia dealer manager was accused of stealing $ 1.7 million and using 3,000 gift cards
  • The authorities suspected that the former manager missed nearly $ 1.7 million with more than 3,000 gift cards.
  • The manager claims that the stolen money is used to pay employee bonuses at Findlay Kia.
  • Police arrested the manager’s girlfriend and accused her offending the crime of misappropriation of public funds.

Former managers at the Findlay Kia dealer in Las Vegas were arrested for misappropriation of 1.7 million US dollars in a few years. Despite the accusations, he plans to not plead guilty and is currently bail, waiting for the court hearing on February 20.

The local authorities said that after Mark Olson was suspended and was later fired by the dealer, it was said that after the drug test was conducted at the end of 2023, the employee found that he had purchased unauthorized unauthorized purchase from external suppliers. Gift card. Police tracked forty email addresses, each email address received more than 10,000 US dollars gift cards, and many of them and PayPal and others belonged to OLSON, his family and dealers other The employee’s account is linked.

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According to reports, an internal audit found that Olson was said to use more than 3,000 gift cards to misappropriate nearly $ 1.7 million in a few years. According to “8 News”, many of them are for games and Las Vegas Avenue.

He is facing a felony charges of theft and money laundering or trying to launder money or property. According to court documents, Olson claims that the money has been used to pay employee bonuses. However, some employees reported: “They remit money from Mark, and ask him to return it for various reasons, such as his account does not work.”

 Kia dealer manager was accused of stealing $ 1.7 million and using 3,000 gift cards

Police arrested Olson with his girlfriend on January 16, who faced similar allegations. The former Asian dealer manager issued a deposit, and his lawyer planned to conduct his own investigation on the charges of the police.

If the allegations of dealer employees are true, then Olson will not become the first staff member of American dealers, and they are caught in some dark practices. In the second half of 2024, a director of Fermont’s Nissan dealers was sentenced to 18 months in prison after using dealer funds to purchase the OEM LIFT kit, but sold them on Facebook Marketplace and made money.

 Kia dealer manager was accused of stealing $ 1.7 million and using 3,000 gift cards

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