San Antonio car dealer gets prison sentence for odometer tampering scheme

SAN ANTONIO – A used car dealership manager has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for his role in an odometer tampering scheme.

Felipe Alcibar, 62, was also ordered to pay $260, 747 in restitution after pleading guilty to altering odometers on multiple vehicles sold to unsuspecting buyers at Autotex Financial, a used car dealership where he oversaw daily operations.

According to court documents, Alcibar engaged in the fraudulent practice from at least October 2020 to November 2023, intentionally resetting or disconnecting odometers to misrepresent vehicle mileage and increase their market value…

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