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New York Collision Repair Shop Owner Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Sales Tax Fraud

August 3, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repair facility owner paid more than $700,000 restitution in sales tax in 2017 case. New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting New York Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Amanda Hiller announced the sentencing of Jose Cardona, 45, of Oceanside, for felony Tax Fraud related to his ownership and operation of two Nassau County collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Fraud, Lawsuits, New York State, Sales Tax

Vehicle Manufacturers Seek Restraining Order to Stop Massachusetts from Enforcing 2020 Right to Repair Law Updates

May 30, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Association representing manufacturers seeks to stop the Attorney General from enforcing provisions of voter approved law that was supposed to start June 1. On May 25, the Alliance for Automotive innovation, filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting enforcement of the 2020 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Attorney General, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition, Right to Repair

Group of 28 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass Right to Repair Legislation

March 28, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Letter urges passage of federal right to repair and design patent legislation to preserve competition in vehicle, farm and digital equipment service and repair. A group of 28 bipartisan state and territory attorneys general, representing states from Maine to Alaska, signaled their support for consumers’ right to repair the items they purchase – including automobiles, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Design Patents, legislation, Right to Repair

Massachusetts Attorney General Will Begin Enforcing Right to Repair Law June 1

March 9, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

In a court filing March 7, AG says people of Massachusetts deserve benefit of the law approved by voters more than two years ago that has been delayed by Auto Alliance lawsuit. In a Federal Court filing Tuesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced the Commonwealth intends to begin the process to enforce updates […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Right to Repair

Texas Attorney General Files Petition to Block NHTSA Auto Fuel Efficiency and EV Requirements

July 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition for review challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) corporate average fuel economy standards (CAFE) for certain cars and light trucks. The regulation seeks to increase the number of electric vehicles on roads nationwide. Ten other states have joined the petition.  This challenge opposes the Biden […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Fuel Economy, NHTSA, Texas

NY Attorney General Sues Towing Company

June 10, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

New York Attorney General Letitia James on June 7 filed a lawsuit against a towing company, known as Bobby’s Towing, and its owner and operator, Robert Scores, for allegedly cheating and harassing hundreds of New Yorkers in Poughkeepsie. The lawsuit alleges that for years Mr. Scores engaged in rude behavior, illegally towed cars, overcharged for […]

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Announces Settlements with Towing Companies over Violations of Consumer Protection Laws

April 25, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced April 20 that his office has reached a settlement with Michael Caban of Angelina’s Towing and Recovery LLC and Siani’s Towing and Recovery LLC, Ricardo Caban of Aubry’s Towing LLC, and Miguel Caban and Miguel Caban, Jr. The settlement is part of a larger effort on the part of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, Pennsylvania, Towing

Maryland Attorney General Indicts Five Individuals for Distributing Drugs through Two Auto Body Shops

February 25, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and Anne Arundel County Chief of Police Amal Awad on Wednesday announced the indictments of five defendants for multiple charges including participation in a criminal organization, conspiracy to distribute drugs, possession with intent to distribute, and firearm-related counts. He also announced the seizure of a large quantity of fentanyl […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, Maryland

Massachusetts Attorney General Seeks to Reopen Trial Evidence in Right to Repair Case

October 26, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

AG Healey says new evidence has come to light that vehicle manufacturers can limit telematics services to comply with Commonwealth’s voter-approved law. On October 22, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a motion to reopen evidence in the lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation against the Commonwealth’s enhanced Right to Repair law that […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Attorney General, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Right to Repair, Subaru

NY Attorney General Announces Conviction of Long Island Towing and Repair Facility for Tax Evasion

March 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Businesses underreported sales by more than $8 million over 10 year period. New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Michael Schmidt announced March 26 the guilty pleas of two Long Island auto repair shops and their owner for tax evasion. Broadway Towing, Inc. and Broadway Auto & Towing, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, New York State, Sales Tax

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