Arizona grand jury hands out 19-count indictment against BHPH operator

For the second time this month, authorities have made moves involving a dealership operating in Arizona; this time a buy-here, pay-here operation in the state’s largest market.

Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich and the Arizona Department of Revenue announced a state grand jury returned a 19-count indictment against Jalisco Corp., which includes Jalisco Auto Sales and its owner-operator Maria Gutierrez.

The indictment accuses Gutierrez of falsifying Jalisco Auto Sales’ transaction privilege or sales tax returns between Jan. 1, 2015 and July 26, 2016, by underreporting the number of vehicles sold.  It is alleged that

Police Arrest Car Dealer In Fraudulent Sale Of '65 Cobra Mustang 

The Tarpon Springs Police have charged the owner of Exotic Motorcars for fraudulently selling a 1965 Ford Cobra Mustang.

By D'Ann Lawrence White, Patch Staff | Aug 10, 2018 11:55 pm ET | Updated Aug 13, 2018 2:23 pm ET

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TARPON SPRINGS, FL -- The Tarpon Springs Police have charged the owner of Exotic Motorcars at 41041 U.S.19 N. for fraud involving the sale of a 1965 Ford Cobra Mustang that was on consignment at the dealership. 

According to police, the owner of the classic Mustang entered into a consignment agreement with the dealership on May 8 to have the dealership sell the car for $57,000. 

On May 19, the dealership sold the Mustang to an overseas buyer for the agreed upon price. However, dealership owner Wassim Wassim Rouh "Peter" Nasr, 50, of 1011 Riverside Ridge Road, Tarpon Springs, and employees of the dealership reportedly concealed the sale of the Mustang from the owner and continued to actively