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Trial starts in Alicante for criminal gang alleged to have sold used cars with the KM counters turned back
Ten defendants are accused of cheating around 100 second-hand vehicle buyers in the Vega Baja and Marina Baixa areas
The suspects in a long-running alleged car scam in Alicante’s Vega Baja area are finally heading to court this week, with 10 people accused of cheating buyers out of thousands of euros by reselling doctored second-hand vehicles.
The trial gets under way this Monday January 26 at the Provincial Court of Alicante and centres on a group that allegedly operated out of towns including Almoradí and Torrevieja, as well as l’Alfàs del Pí in the Marina Baixa. According to prosecutors, the gang ran what looked like legitimate used-car businesses from industrial estates in both areas, while quietly manipulating vehicles behind the scenes.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office says the defendants bought second-hand cars from rental and leasing companies, as well as from private sellers. Before putting them back on the market, they allegedly wound back the odometers and forged paperwork to make the vehicles appear newer and more valuable than they really were. In doing so, they are accused of defrauding around 100 buyers over a three-year period, between 2011 and 2014.
All 10 defendants now face charges of belonging to a criminal group, aggravated fraud and falsifying private documents. Prosecutors are provisionally seeking prison sentences ranging from four to nine years.
The case is expected to stretch on for several months. After the opening hearings this week, the trial will resume on February 9 and 23, and is scheduled to continue until June.
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