On paper, every one of these cars checked out. Pennsylvania prosecutors say that was the whole scheme: stolen vehicles wearing the VINs and titles of other, legitimate ones, sold by a Lehigh County father and son, many through Facebook Marketplace. Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office announced the charges on Oct. 26 against Jermaine Quinones Sr., 42, of Allentown, and Jermaine Quinones Jr., 18. Prosecutors say investigators identified 12 vehicles sold with washed paperwork in 2025 and 2026, worth nearly $500,000 together. The charges are allegations, and the release says both men are presumed innocent.
What the attorney general’s office alleges
The Insurance Fraud Section charged both men with corrupt organizations, theft by deception, washing vehicle titles and insurance fraud. Prosecutors say that throughout 2026 the pair took vehicles known to be stolen and attached VINs and other information that belonged to different vehicles. The office calls it a “chop shop” operation.
Four sales are named in the release: a 2026 Infiniti QX60 for $67,599, an Acura Integra for $35,950, and two Ford Mustangs for $32,640 and $31,890. Those four add up to $168,079 by The Auto Wire’s math. Spread across all 12, nearly $500,000 works out to roughly $41,000 a vehicle…