Would also require OEM collision repair parts for three years or length of OEM warranty. New York Assembly Bill 6617 (AB 6617), introduced on Friday, would require collision repair facilities in state to get a signed customer notice and authorization form before using any non-OEM parts in vehicle repairs. Additionally, insurers could not require the […]
NuLook Collision Centers Acquires Nick Orso’s Body Shop in Syracuse, NY
Nulook Collision Centers of Rochester N.Y. has closed a deal to purchase Nick Orso’s Body Shop and Service, in Syracuse, N.Y. NuLookCollision Centers, a 15 shop multiple shop operator (MSO), is expanding into the Syracuse market. “Nulook has been in negotiations with Orso’s for over 5 years,” said Todd Zigrossi President and Managing partner of […]
New York Attorney General Fines Used Car Dealer/Auto Repair Shop and Employee for Burying Hazardous Waste
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the conviction of Mahoney’s Auto Mall, Inc. and its employee, Andrew Fuller, for violations of the Environmental Conservation Law related to burying more than 140 gallons of hazardous substances on Mahoney’s property. Mahoney’s, a used car dealership and auto […]
NY Collision Repair Shop Owner Indicted for Tax and Insurance Fraud
New York Attorney General Alleges Defendants Stole Over $480,000 In Sales Tax; Collision Repair Shop Owner And His Wife Also Allegedly Failed To Remit Personal Income Taxes Totaling Over $160,000 New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Acting Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Nonie Manion announced the arrest of Jose Cardona, 38, on four […]
Carubba Collision Acquires 12th Collision Repair Center in Upstate New York
Carubba Collision Corp. announced the acquisition of its 12th collision repair center in Upstate New York. According to Joseph Carubba, president and CEO, the company acquired the former Scavo’s Body Shop located at 86 W. Broadway Ave in Oneonta. Carubba Collision will retain the 15 employees who worked at the former business and will hire […]
The Collision Centers of New York Adds Fifth Location on Long Island
This month, The Collision Centers is opening a 12,000 sq. ft. collision repair center in Medford, N.Y., the company’s fifth location on Long Island. “We want to continue to grow on Long Island, and this shop opens some new markets for us,” company founder and CEO Joe Amodei said. “We have worked to build a […]
New York Collision Repair Shop Owner Convicted of Insurance and Sales Tax Fraud
Will pay $500,000 in restitution to auto insurers and New York State. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Boone announced today the guilty plea of Aniello Strocchia, 43, owner of BM Auto Collision, Inc., headquartered in Maspeth, N.Y. Strocchia pleaded guilty today in Queens County Supreme Court […]
Long Island Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to $190K Sales Tax Fraud
New York’s ongoing crackdown on the underreporting of sales tax nabs another body shop. Nassau County, New York District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Garden City man pleaded guilty July 22 to failing to remit New York State sales tax collected from customers of his collision repair centers with locations in in Mineola and […]
NY Governor Signs Collision Repair Shop Choice Law Amendments
Bill requires insurers to include disclosure on estimates provided to consumers that they have a right to choose a collision repair facility. On June 21, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Assembly Bill 7738 (AB7738) that amends Section 2610 of the New York State Insurance Law to require insurance companies to disclose a consumer’s right to […]
New York Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Underreporting Sales Tax
Brooklyn shop owner will pay $259,000 in restitution for underreporting sales from 2010 through 2015. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Boone announced June 16 the guilty plea of John Sbrigato, the owner of Brighton Collision, Inc., in Brooklyn, N.Y., for committing sales tax fraud. Sbrigato pleaded guilty in […]
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