Nissan parts manager sells $575,000 lift kit on Facebook
A dealership employee's daring scheme turns a trusted character into a $575,000 scandal. Proceeds from the sale of fraudulent lift kits were directed to personal PayPal accounts. The employee responsible for the fraud will be sentenced in federal court on December 12. Parts managers at local dealerships rarely become the focus of federal fraud cases, but this one certainly breaks that pattern. What started as a small side job for Robert McLane, the former director of parts and service at Formula Nissan in Barre, Vermont, evolved into a $575,000 initiative that could land him a job. 20 years in prison. Is he suspected of committing a crime? Dealer funds were misused to stock lift kits and flip them privately for a profit, while Formula Nissan unknowingly paid for them. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:()}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("0f7e3106 -c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f"); according to automotive newsMcLean, who was hired by Formula Nissan in…
Buying or selling a car on Facebook Marketplace is just getting started
If you want to buy or sell a car online but feel there's no safe place to meet the person on the other side of the screen, Victoria Police has a solution. Victoria Police has established locations across its 35 police stations to better protect the public when trading. Known as 'safer exchange sites', they're open 24 hours a day, well-lit and have CCTV coverage, meaning if something does go wrong, you'll have a better chance of tracking down the culprit. It's not the first time such an initiative has been launched, with a brief trial being conducted at several police stations in Melbourne's north-east in mid-2022. According to Victoria Police, thefts and robberies from online sales fell during the six-month assessment period, with officers typically observing items being exchanged. Hundreds of new car deals available via car expert Now. Get the experts on your side and get big rewards. Browse now. Although safer swap sites are mainly used for…
Episode 096 – The Secret of Facebook Ads in Lead Generation –
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