DPS officials say they have made a number of arrests in connection with a scheme involving the sale of stolen vehicles.
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According to the DPS statement, the agency's Vehicle Theft Task Force led a five-month investigation that focused of a group of suspects who allegedly bought stolen vehicle with illegitimate VIN numbers and shipping them to Arizona for selling. "During the investigation, VTTF detectives learned the suspects were ordering stolen vehicles from a vehicle theft ring based on the East Coast and working together to coordinate shipment of the vehicles to Arizona. Using fraudulent out-of-state titles, the suspects then sold the vehicles at prices substantially below market value to victims in Arizona," read a portion of the statement.
Some of the stolen vehicles, according to DPS officials, include a Ferrari California, a Mercedes AMG SUV, a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, numerous Dodge sports cars, and pickup trucks.What else did investigators seize during the investigation?According to the statement, Austin, Carra and Wilson are accused of multiple criminal offenses, including theft of means of transportation, trafficking stolen property, conspiracy, and fraudulent schemes.
Meanwhile, DPS officials said Abarca is accused of offenses related to conspiracy and fraudulent schemes. Abarca was reportedly an employee at a third-party MVD service provider.
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