Dealer Charged With 30 Felonies
A North Carolina dealer was charged with pocketing money he obtained from five finance sources and seven customers related to the sale of seven cars.
MEBANE, N.C. —A car dealer has been charged with more than 30 felony counts related to the sale of seven vehicles, WXII12.com reports.
Lance Cameron McPeak allegedly collected more than $180,000 from five finance sources — Auto Use, Nextgear Capital, Metrolina Credit Co., the State Employees Credit Union and Truliant Federal Credit Union — for transactions on seven vehicles, but kept the money for himself. He also obtained more than $18,000 from seven customers but did not use the money for those vehicles.
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