Ramadan, a former sales representative for an auto sales company in Paterson, N.J., looked for vehicles listed in the classified advertising sections of newspapers and automobile publications with high mileage and one-owner histories, and mailed documents misrepresenting the actual mileage on vehicles he handled.
On the approximately 100 vehicles he is alleged to have tampered with, he increased their apparent value by an average of $2,000 each.
Prosecutors said he removed entertainment equipment from a 1998 Lincoln Navigator and claimed it had been stolen.
Ex-Car Salesman Guilty Of Scheme With Odometers
~ BY TOM CAMPBELL
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Nov 23, 2006
A federal judge sentenced a former used-car sales representative Tuesday to 37 months in prison for rolling back the odometers on about 100 vehicles.
Abraham Jamil Ramadan, 32, of Chesterfield County pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of mail fraud. From 1998 through 2004, according to the U.S. attorney's office, Ramadan mailed documents misrepresenting the actual mileage on vehicles he handled.
He is a former sales representative for an auto sales company in Paterson, N.J.
Ramadan looked for vehicles listed in the classified advertising sections of newspapers and automobile publications with high mileage and one-owner histories. On the approximately 100 vehicles he is alleged to have tampered with, he increased their apparent value by an average of $2,000 each.
The court imposed a forfeiture order for $200,000, representing the illegal proceeds of Ramadan's scheme, the U.S. attorney's office said. The court ordered him to pay restitution of $23,305.75 to Motors Insurance Corp.
He was also ordered to repay $9,740.66 received on a fraudulent insurance claim in 2002 from Farmers Insurance Exchange. Prosecutors said he removed entertainment equipment from a 1998 Lincoln Navigator and claimed it had been stolen.
The case against Ramadan was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney G. Wingate Grant.
Contact staff writer Tom Campbell at tcampbell@timesdispatch.com or (804) 649-6416.
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