"These subjects arrested after state police investigation found fraud. Subjects misappropriated funds collected from car purchases," said Cpl. Anthony Grant of the Pennsylvania State Police.
Bean operated amazing car sales in Mayfair, now shuttered, it was once booming. Police say money paid by customers for titles, taxes, even car payments disappeared.
"We identified $150,000 we estimate that figure to go higher."
With money not going to Harrisburg or banks, customers could not get registrations or titles.
When Charlyce Washington tried to get answers she got a run around that went on almost a year.
"No registration, no papers, no nothing," she said. "How could I not be angry? I don't have a vehicle."
Malika Garrett can't show us her Pontiac she paid $15,000 in cash and trade. She says it's gone after police found it lacked proper paperwork.
"It's in the pound, it's in pound because it has no title I can't get it out because (it's) not registered to me, if I really own the car."
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