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		RECENT NEWS ARTICLES *MEMBERS IN THE NEWS:* WYDOT Investigator Ken Roylance receives Lance Thomas Achievement Award. http://dot.state.wy.us/ReadMore.jsp?sCode=news&sCID=2946 Tour de Force - Article on Capt. Tony Bartolome http://www.dot.state.fl.us/mcco/press/2007/12102007/index.htm Flooded cars go to market with little to stop them - *Quote from Rodley Henry* http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007‑08‑20‑flooded‑cars_N.htm http://abcnews.go.com/Business/LifeStages/Story?id=3504293&page=2 A.G. and Iowa DOT Sue Aardvark Auto Sales, Bruce and Tina Duque and Others, Alleging Consumer Fraud and Many Other Violations - Quote from Major Kerry Kirkpatrick http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag/latest_news/releases/jan_2007/aardvark.html *AUTO THEFT:* FEDERAL INDICTMENT CHARGES 5 IN PROBE OF AUTO THEFT RING http://kansascity.fbi.gov/pressrel/2007/autotheft082207.htm *DAMAGE RELATED ARTICLES:* Risk of buying a rebuilt wreck doesn't go away http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/577703.html Insurers & the Rebuilt Wrecks Scam http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/airbags/airbags_rebuilders.html Department of Justice Has Failed to Produce National Database to Help Prevent Auto Fraud, Safety Groups Say Information Would Help Consumers Identify Rebuilt Vehicles, Safety Defects http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0206-09.htm Certified? Yes. Satisfied? Not Always. - Michigan http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/automobiles/06USED.html?_r=1&ref=automobiles&oref=slogin *FLOOD RELATED ARTICLES:* The Hurricanes Are Gone, but the Cars May Remain http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/automobiles/01KATRINA.html? Experts warn about flood-damaged vehicles http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9582751/ Flooded cars go to market with little to stop them http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007‑08‑20‑flooded‑cars_N.htm http://abcnews.go.com/Business/LifeStages/Story?id=3504293&page=2 *ODOMETER RELATED ARTICLES:* United States v. Gary Lee Sutton - Colorado Description of the Sutton opinion on appeal. Jon Setzer of NHTSA and Connie Hatch from Colorado Department of Revenue, and prosecuted by Alan Phelps of OCL. Couple Wins Judgment Against Car Dealer http://www.kmbc.com/news/9820849/detail.html USED CAR DEALER PLEADS GUILTY AND ADMITS TO FALSE ODOMETER DISCLOSURE AND FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF VEHICLES’’ STRUCTURAL DAMAGE - Texas http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txn/PressRel08/koupai_odometer_ple_pr.html Charges filed against second Kansas City defendant in felony odometer fraud case at request of Nixon http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2006/121306.htm Car Dealer Busted, Police Charge Odometer Fraud - Florida http://cbs4.com/consumer/Broward.News.Planet.2.394312.html Used-car dealer with lots in Green Bay faces charges- Wisconsin http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071213/GPG03/712130675/1247 WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DENIES LICENSE RENEWAL OF LOCAL AUTO DEALER WITH HISTORY OF ODOMETER TAMPERING http://www.allbusiness.com/government/3721951‑1.html State reprimands local man for odometer fraud http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/opencms/export/nr/modules/news/news_0586.html_786229440.html STATE SUSPENDS LICENSE OF LOCAL AUTO DEALER http://www.allbusiness.com/government/3746428‑1.html Police arrest man for odometer fraud - Oregon http://www.katu.com/news/11762671.html Elkins Resident Charged In Odometer Indictment – West Virginia http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/wvn/press/press07/august/witek.html Tennessee Man Sentenced for Fraud Offense – Illinois http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ils/press/2006/Oct/10272006_Boswell%20sentencing%20pr.pdf *TITLE FRAUD* Auto dealer to pay forfeiture in title fraud http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=715112 POLICE OFFICERS, CO-CONSPIRATORS CHARGED WITH TITLE FRAUD http://www.allbusiness.com/government/3630391-1.html *OTHER* Dealers Arrested for Issuing Fake IDs to Sell Cars – Ohio May 25, 2008 http://www.fi-magazine.com/t_inside.cfm?action=news_pick&storyID=33329 Proposed rule could protect buyers from previously damaged cars May 28, 2008 http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-05-28-flooded-vehicle-database-totaled_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip Officers Raid Scrap Yards For Stolen Scrap Metal Jun 4, 2008 http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/19529719.html EAU CLAIRE POLICE PRESS RELEASE http://media.graytvinc.com/documents/ECPD+-+News+Release+Scrap+Metal.pdf Police: Searching For Unlicensed Salvage Dealers June 8, 2008 http://www.waow.com/News/index.php?ID=26063

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