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Used Vehicle Dealer and Former State Employee Arrested in Georgia for Odometer Tampering Scheme
Atlanta, Georgia – In a shocking turn of events, two Atlanta residents were arrested by federal and Georgia state agents for their alleged involvement in an odometer tampering scheme.
Rojen Burnett, 33, and Amber McLaughlin, 32, were charged in a 25-count indictment with securities fraud, making false odometer statements, and conspiracy to commit these offenses.
According to the indictment, Burnett owned and operated Lifestyle Auto Broker LLC, a Georgia corporation that bought and sold used motor vehicles. McLaughlin, on the other hand, was a customer service specialist at the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) of the Georgia Department of Revenue.
As early as February 2012 and through at least May 2013, the defendants allegedly devised a scheme to defraud buyers of used motor vehicles by rolling back the vehicles’ odometers and causing consumers to pay more for the vehicles than they would have paid if they had known the vehicles’ actual miles.
If convicted, each defendant faces up to 10 years in prison on the most serious of the charges.
This case was investigated by the Auto Crimes Title Fraud Unit of the Georgia Department of Revenue and the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Kerala Thie Cowart and David Sullivan of the Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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