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Once again, Clearwater Florida used car dealer ”Florida Cars” has been reincarnated a second time, on eBay after acquiring the eBay ID formerly known as “jimc5768” which had a more favorable reputation/feedback history, dating back to August 22, 2005. Now Florida Cars has assumed a new “clean” eBay identity with which to offer its cars with “clean” titles to unwary [...]

September 24, 2012  - William B. Hatchett owner of B&K Motors, Inc. located at 220 North West 5th Avenue, Hallandale, Florida has been arrested on charges that he stole more than $41,000 in sales tax he collected from customers, the Florida Department of Revenue announced today. Hatchett lives in Pembroke Pines and was arrested by the Broward County [...]

Ocala Florida – Johnnie R. Dyous used car dealer and owner of JMAX Auto Outlet, Inc. in Ocala was arrested on charges that he stole more than $34,000 in sales tax he collected from customers and failed to remit to  the state of Florida. Mr. Dyous collected tax from customers at his dealership, and during various times in 2008 through 2012, he failed to [...]

An earlier article on the MannerLaw Blog posted on April 14, 2012 focused on the a Clearwater Florida used car dealer that was offering cars for sale on eBay, that appear to have clean titles, and clean CarFax or AutoCheck vehicle history reports, but research indicates that many of the cars being offered by this dealer, [...]

May 10, 2012 – Rodney T. Davis, the owner of Victory Motors of Tallahassee, Inc., formerly located in Tallahassee has been arrested on charges that he stole more than $63,000 in sales tax he collected from customers at his dealership, but failed to send in to the state, the Florida Department of Revenue announced. Mr. [...]

Former Plantation Used Car Dealer, Yul Armani, had been arrested last year  in Atlanta International Airport, on charges that he stole more than $485,000 in sales tax he collected from customers, but failed to send into the state, the Florida Department of Revenue had alleged. Armani’s case is set for a calender call on July 27, [...]

Recently, an out of state car buyer contacted me about car he had seen advertised for sale on eBay, a 2011 Subaru Legacy VIN: 4S3BMBB61B3247748, that Clearwater Florida Dealer “Florida Cars” a/k/a ”pinellasmobiles”on eBay, had offered for sale. In negotiating the deal, the buyer asked the dealer questions about the condition of the car, its prior accident history, [...]