SALT LAKE CITY — A man who allegedly purchased a Porsche by impersonating another person is facing criminal charges.
Robert Wesley McCorkle, 55, was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with theft by deception, communications fraud and identity fraud, second-degree felonies; and forgery, a third-degree felony.
In August 2023, a man bought a Porsche from a Salt Lake City dealership, according to charging documents. The man, later identified as McCorkle, claimed he had flown into Salt Lake City from California to purchase a vehicle worth nearly $218,000. McCorkle claimed to be a man who is an actual attorney in California, the charges state…