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Used Car Dealer Faces 15 Years For Fraud
June 27, 2018
Manuel Jacquet was convicted of organized fraud $20,000 or more, selling motor vehicles without a dealer’s license and 11 counts of sale of rebuilt vehicles without notice.
Prosecutors said Jacquet falsely presented himself to the public as a licensed car dealer in Escambia County between November 2016 and August 2017. He advertised cars for sale on social media and internet websites under his name and his company’s name, Onest Motors.
There were 11 victims that testified they purchased cars from him and his company. Jacquet falsely represented the cars’ history and title status in order to complete the sales. He received over $38,000 in the scheme, the State Attorney’s Ofice said.
Circuit Judge Joel Boles presided over the two day trial and set sentencing for August 10. Jacquet faces up to 15 years in state prison.
The case was investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol.
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7 Responses to “Used Car Dealer Faces 15 Years For Fraud”
He was paid several thousand dollars to make repairs on my vehicle, never disclosed he was about to go to trial and was still operating illegally when he accepted the money. The repairs are now incomplete and a set of my car keys and parts are nowhere to be found.
If this man had on a tie and a business with that name, heck yeah, I’d buy a car from him. Sad he didn’t want to follow the rules I can see the words Onest Motors on the back of the car.
Every time I bought a car, I felt like there was some type of fraud involved. He did not even look slick!!!
Wait a minute…. used car dealer….Fraud…. makes no sense!
“Onest Motors” Cute name for this dude’s business.
Maybe he can find Honest work while a Guest of We the Taxpayers and learn a trade like working as a heavy machinery mechanic.
Just gives a bad name to those Honest Used Car Salespersons.
Enjoy the 3-hots and a cot Mr. “Jacket”
Take a good look at him……and you would buy a car from this man???
onest motors turns out to be crook cars…