Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and discrimination

Re:Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and disc... by ghastmaster on Saturday April 02, 2022 @01:05PM (#30889779)

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.

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Re:Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and disc... by ccleve on Saturday April 02, 2022 @01:30PM (#30889985)

18 USC 1001, plus others. Mail fraud would be one vehicle. Also conspiracy.

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Re:Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and disc... by tptacek on Saturday April 02, 2022 @02:51PM (#30890696)

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).

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Re:Auto dealer Napleton fined $10M for illegal fees and disc... by ccleve on Monday April 04, 2022 @04:12PM (#30911447)

My error. I should have said 18 USC 1001 and the following entries all under Chapter 47. There's quite a few examples there. There are also a bunch under Chapter 63.

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