Five men are charged in what investigators describe as a coordinated vehicle fraud and odometer-tampering operation based in Minneapolis.
Auto theft detectives ultimately recovered six altered vehicles, four spare odometers and more than $53,000 in cash from the property.
According to charges filed in Hennepin County, investigators allege the five members of the group—identified as Ionut Tudor, 29; Florin Tudor, 31; Ilie Tudor, 27; Vasile Tudor, 26; and David Tudor, 22—defrauded private sellers across Minnesota and neighboring states by staging mechanical problems, purchasing vehicles at deep discounts, and then rolling back the odometers before reselling them online. Each man is charged with felony counts of concealing criminal proceeds and theft by swindle, along with a gross misdemeanor for tampering with an odometer…