LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Las Vegas repair shop owner faces criminal charges after allegedly forging documents to steal a customer’s BMW through a fraudulent lien sale process, according to Nevada DMV officials.
The case began when a car owner dropped off his BMW at Star Auto Care in August. By November, the vehicle was gone — legally seized and sold through what DMV investigators say was a fabricated lien sale.
“He got a call a few weeks later from his finance company, ‘Hey, we received notice that your vehicle is subject to a lien sale by this repair shop,’” said Chief JD Decker with Nevada DMV Compliance Division.
DMV uncovers fraudulent engine replacement claim
Chief JD Decker said his team investigated after learning the repair shop had submitted a lien sale packet claiming the customer failed to pay for engine replacement.
“When we talked to the customer, the customer said well I never authorized the replacement of my engine. I don’t know what he’s talking about,” Decker said…