Owner of Doral motor vehicle dealership arrested right after allegedly tampering with odometer just before selling car

DORAL, Fla. – Police arrested the owner of a Miami-Dade County car dealership for providing a car or truck immediately after tampering with the odometer.

Authorities took 41-year-outdated Alejandro Quintero into custody on Tuesday, Aug. 3.

In accordance to Miami-Dade law enforcement, the victim in this situation ordered a auto from Elite Motors in Doral, which is owned by Quintero.

The victim bought a 2010 Mazda CX9 with an odometer examining approximately 100,000 miles for $9,148.80 back again in Oct of final calendar year, according to an arrest report.

After the motor vehicle started having mechanical troubles, the sufferer introduced it to Carmax in buy to acquire an estimate on its benefit, per the report.

Upon inspection, it was discovered that the odometer experienced been tampered with and the mileage displayed was not the real milage of the vehicle, according to authorities.

Police explained when the victim contacted Quintero and requested for a refund, he admitted to shifting the mileage, claiming it was owing to a new motor remaining set in the motor vehicle, and asked for the vehicle to be sold again to him.

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The sufferer refused and contacted authorities, submitting a law enforcement report.

Authorities ended up ready to ascertain that when Quintero acquired the motor vehicle at an auction, it experienced 181,887 miles on it.

Quintero was arrested on prices of altering or tampering with an odometer on a motor car or truck and structured scheme with intent to defraud.

Investigators feel there may possibly be much more prospects of Elite Motors that may have been victimized by the small business.

They are urged to call the Miami-Dade Police Automobile Theft Device at 305-471-2800 or Miami-Dade Criminal offense Stoppers at 305-471-Ideas.