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A Cuyahoga Falls man was indicted on multiple felony charges on Thursday for defrauding car buyers by selling high-milage vehicles on Craigslist after he had rolled back their odometers.

Sounds a lot like the Danny DeVito character from the 1996 film Matilda, no?

35-year-old Shannon G. Payne was indicted on six counts of tampering with records and single counts of theft, forgery, and identity fraud reported 19 Action News.

The charges involve three instances in which Payne is accused of purchasing vehicles on Craigslist and having the owner assign the title to him.

He also used fake power-of-attorney forms and solicited the notary services of his wife in order to obtain replacement titles, after which he rigged the odometers in the vehicles to reflect a lower mileage.

Payne’s wife was not charged in the case, but she has surrendered her notary commission.

This article appears in Jun 26 – Jul 2, 2013.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

One reply on “This Cuyahoga Falls Odometer Scam Looks Like Something Straight Out of Matilda”

  1. Sounds like a really classy guy. They have places for people like this, it’s called jail.

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