EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The owner of a car dealership and two of his employees were arrested on fraud charges related to car sales.
According to El Paso County, Perry Wolfe, the owner of Car Capitol, and two of his employees, Regina Ozaeta and Mario Uribe, were arrested after an investigation reportedly revealed irregularities in car sales and title transfers at the dealership.
Investigators said that evidence allegedly showed some vehicles were transferred under false or misleading pretenses.
Law enforcement agencies in the County are asking anyone who feels they may have been affected or a victim to call the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office Enforcement Division at 915-273-3430.
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Jail records show Wolfe was charged with fraudulent transfer of motor vehicle with a bond set at $7,500; Ozaeta with two counts of tampering with government records with a combined bond set at $2,000; and Uribe with one count of tampering with government records with a bond set at $2,500.
Jail records also show Wolfe was arrested Oct. 10, while Ozaeta and Uribe were arrested on Nov. 12.
According to jail records, all three suspects were released from jail after posting bond the same day they were arrested.
Car Capitol is located at 6354 N. Mesa Street, near Sunland Park Drive in West El Paso.
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