Woman arrested in ‘systematic’ global fraud case at South Florida Tesla lot, police say

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A woman “admitted to being involved in a systematic fraud organization operating out of California and China” after being caught trying to buy a Tesla in Miami Gardens using someone else’s identity on Monday, police say.

Chuting Chen, 24, of Rosemead, California, is now facing multiple felony charges in South Florida.

According to the Miami Gardens Police Department, Chen went to the Tesla dealership at 20850 NW Second Ave. and tried to buy a Tesla Model X valued at more than $101,000 “using a fraudulent Florida driver’s license that returned to another individual with a significantly higher credit score.”…

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