Re:Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and disc...
by ccleve on Saturday April 02, 2022 @12:46PM
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Fraud is criminal. They should have filed criminal charges.
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Re:Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and disc...
by ghastmaster on Saturday April 02, 2022 @01:05PM
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My original comment was misinformed. I did not realize the full scope of civil law.
According to 815 ILCS 505 there are only three defined instances that warrant a felony charge and this is only if there is a previous conviction(misdemeanor).
I'll leave it to you to show me where in the U.S.C. there is an opportunity to charge them with a felony.
Re:Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and disc...
by ccleve on Saturday April 02, 2022 @01:30PM
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18 USC 1001, plus others. Mail fraud would be one vehicle. Also conspiracy.
Re:Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and disc...
by tptacek on Saturday April 02, 2022 @02:51PM
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Does the FTC accuse them of lying to federal authorities? That's what 18 USC 1001 is about. (It's Ken White's archetypical example of a bullshit statute, for what it's worth).