A Las Vegas auto repair shop owner is facing criminal charges after Nevada DMV investigators say he used forged documents to unlawfully seize and sell a customer’s BMW through the state’s lien sale process.
According to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles Compliance Division, the case began in August when the vehicle’s owner left his BMW at Star Auto Care for service. Several months later, the owner learned the car had been legally seized and sold after the shop claimed unpaid repair costs through a lien sale filed with the DMV.
Investigators said the vehicle owner was first alerted when his finance company contacted him about a pending lien sale. The repair shop allegedly claimed the customer failed to pay for an engine replacement. However, during the investigation, the customer told DMV officials he never authorized an engine replacement and was unaware of any such work being performed…