Streetbeasts fraud controversy
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[[Image:Streetbeasts_fraud_plea.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Court documents show a guilty plea for wire fraud in a 1999 case against Classic Motor Carriages, now operating as "StreetBeasts".]] | [[Image:Streetbeasts_fraud_plea.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Court documents show a guilty plea for wire fraud in a 1999 case against Classic Motor Carriages, now operating as "StreetBeasts".]] | ||
StreetBeasts is a notorious manufacturer of street rod kit cars with a lengthy history of fraud. In June of 1999, the owner of StreetBeasts (at the time, operating under the name "Classic Motor Carriages") pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and was ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution. | StreetBeasts is a notorious manufacturer of street rod kit cars with a lengthy history of fraud. In June of 1999, the owner of StreetBeasts (at the time, operating under the name "Classic Motor Carriages") pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and was ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution. | ||
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| + | Besides "Classic Motor Carriages", StreetBeasts has previously operated under the names "Auto Resolutions", "Fiberfab", and "Innovative Street Machines". | ||
Recently, representatives from StreetBeasts have been making the rounds of automotive forums, using similar tactics to conceal their history of fraud, and threatening those who inform the public of their deception with frivolous legal action and financial ruin. | Recently, representatives from StreetBeasts have been making the rounds of automotive forums, using similar tactics to conceal their history of fraud, and threatening those who inform the public of their deception with frivolous legal action and financial ruin. | ||
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==Wire fraud case against Classic Motor Carriages, AKA "StreetBeasts"== | ==Wire fraud case against Classic Motor Carriages, AKA "StreetBeasts"== | ||
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