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Does Arsenal Still Have a BYD Official Car Agreement?
Does Arsenal Still Have a BYD Official Car Agreement?

17 Jul 2018, 14:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Reports of fraud affecting the deal between English football club Arsenal and Chinese carmaker BYD cast doubt on the agreement.

 
"Gaskings" Accused of Fraud, YouTube Channel Deleted
"Gaskings" Accused of Fraud, YouTube Channel Deleted

14 Jun 2018, 15:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Gaskings might have been able to finance his cars on YouTube money alone, but he apparently got greedy and scammed people out of their pensions

 
Alberta Driver’s Licenses, ID Cards Will Have a Dinosaur on Them
Alberta Driver’s Licenses, ID Cards Will Have a Dinosaur on Them

7 Jun 2018, 10:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Canadian redesigned cards will feature an image of the Albertosaurus, named after the place where its remains were discovered

 
Lawsuit Claims Founders of Skully Used Company Money As "Personal Piggy Bank"
Lawsuit Claims Founders of Skully Used Company Money As "Personal Piggy Bank"

10 Aug 2016, 08:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The two brothers that founded the company behind the Skully smart helmet are accused of spending company dime on personal expenses, which include strip clubs

 
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Is Investigated In The USA For Its Sales Figures
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Is Investigated In The USA For Its Sales Figures

19 Jul 2016, 09:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to multiple reports, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is under the watch of the US Justice Department. FCA is allegedly suspected of fraud with sales figures

 
Pair of Odometer Scammers Will Pay Back 90k Pounds After Tricking Hundreds
Pair of Odometer Scammers Will Pay Back 90k Pounds After Tricking Hundreds

6 May 2016, 11:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A team of cousins who sold cars with false odometer readings has been sentenced by a court to compensate its victims. It's only a fraction of what they made

 
Speeding Ticket Email Scam Identified in Pennsylvania
Speeding Ticket Email Scam Identified in Pennsylvania

29 Mar 2016, 08:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / People of Pennsylvania, the Tredyffrin Township Police Department wants you to be on your guard and beware of a shady speeding ticket email scam

 
Britain’s Biggest Car Insurance Fraud Sees 81 People Convicted and 5 Jailed
Britain’s Biggest Car Insurance Fraud Sees 81 People Convicted and 5 Jailed

18 Dec 2015, 16:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / After four years of investigations, the Cardiff Crown Court convicts 81 people and jails five other for Britain’s biggest car insurance scam

 
Uber Settles Lawsuit over Faux Airport Fee Toll, Agrees to Pay $1.8 Million
Uber Settles Lawsuit over Faux Airport Fee Toll, Agrees to Pay $1.8 Million

24 Nov 2015, 15:30 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Uber was involved in a class-action lawsuit in which the transportation network company was accused of misleading its riders to pay a faux tax

 
Australian Police Seize Ferrari 458 and Ranger Rover in A$8.5 Million Fraud Case
Australian Police Seize Ferrari 458 and Ranger Rover in A$8.5 Million Fraud Case

7 Aug 2015, 12:24 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / People in Australia always have their sense of humor active, no matter how serious things may get. The Federal Police's announcement of this big case proves it

 
Fake Pedestrian-Car Crashes are Sprouting Around the World
Fake Pedestrian-Car Crashes are Sprouting Around the World

8 May 2015, 08:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Fake pedestrian-car crashes are the worst when it comes to popular auto scams. Thankfully for us motorists, traffic cameras and dash cams are on our side

 
Brazilian Police Confiscates Oil Magnate’s Fortune, Including an Aventador and a Porsche Cayenne
Brazilian Police Confiscates Oil Magnate’s Fortune, Including an Aventador and a Porsche Cayenne

17 Feb 2015, 14:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Brazilian business magnate Eike Batista had a net worth of $30 billion, but today not only is he completely broke, but also wanted in several cases of fraud

 
NJ Dealers to Pay $1.8M Settlement For Misleading their Customers
NJ Dealers to Pay $1.8M Settlement For Misleading their Customers

16 Jul 2014, 09:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Deceptive auto practices are unacceptable, especially when it comes to big players in the auto industry such as General Motors. But a big slice of the shady practices pie is held by small dealership...

 
Ex-Saab Executives Arrested on Accounting Fraud Charges
Ex-Saab Executives Arrested on Accounting Fraud Charges

21 May 2013, 11:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Three former executives of the now bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab have been arrested on accounting fraud charges, an Associated Press report announced later this week. According to Swedish prose...

 
BMW Employee Steals EUR3M Worth of Seats
BMW Employee Steals EUR3M Worth of Seats

28 Nov 2010, 12:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's an automotive student's biggest dream: get employed by a German car manufacturer. Apparently though, that dream kinda fades away as time passes and the material rewards appear not to ...

 
Helio Castroneves Indicted For Tax Evasion
Helio Castroneves Indicted For Tax Evasion

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Stan / The popular Indycar race-driver and “Dancing with the Stars” winner is inches close from “dancing with the bars” as he was charged on Thursday with conspiracy and multiple co...

 
Toyota Proves Professor Gilbert Is a Fraud
Toyota Proves Professor Gilbert Is a Fraud

9 Mar 2010, 13:21 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As you might remember, a while ago we presented to you a very intriguing video released by ABC news showing how a Toyota vehicle which experiences unintended acceleration behaves. The video shows Da...

 
Former Ford Employee, Arrested on Secrets Theft Charges
Former Ford Employee, Arrested on Secrets Theft Charges

16 Oct 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 47 year old Xiang Dong Yu, former product engineer for Ford, was arrested on Wednesday as soon as he set foot on US soil at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The Chinese national is char...

 
Bendix Issues Fraud Alert
Bendix Issues Fraud Alert

28 Sep 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It would appear banks and people are not the only ones at risk when it comes to unauthorized use of their names and identities. Active safety systems manufacturer Bendix issued a fraud alert this we...

 
Denny Hecker Faces Grand Jury
Denny Hecker Faces Grand Jury

28 Sep 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Troubles for former Minnesota dealer Denny Hecker are far from over, as now a grand jury has been convened in Minneapolis to decide whether Hecker with have to face criminal charges or not. Although...