How a clerk at a 70-year-old Miami company pulled off what cops say is a $3M fraud
What started with a chop shop bust in
The clerk, 32-year-old
Vera Moran’s employer, Miami’s
None of Baumgardner’s listed company officers were in when a
Vera Moran’s bond has been set at
Investigators say she forged titles, tax paperwork or processed
Those were the cars that
She ‘stated it was not her job to verify the documents’
Baumgartner, which registered with the state on
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office said
“The investigation exposed Vera Moran’s frequent manipulation of VINs associated with total loss vehicles, such as transferring a 2020 WhiteJeep Gladiator, deemed a total loss due to extensive fire damage, to a salvage rebuilt title appearing in perfect condition,” the Miami-Dade SAO office said.
For her part, the arrest report said,
Under questioning,
“Fraudulent title transfers not only deceive the system but inflict profound harm on victims who suffer the loss of property and insurance companies who are forced to cover theft claims. Such crimes can have a lasting and detrimental impact on our community, costing the hardworking citizens of
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