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Feb 7, 2006 6:20 pm US/Eastern

Car Dealer Busted, Police Charge Odometer Fraud

Task Force Claims He was Setting Mileage Back

Could face Up to 60 Years In Prison

HOLLYWOOD, FL. (CBS4) ― His name is Khan, and the Broward Sheriff's Office says that's exactly what he was doing, conning customers out of their money for cars which were much more used than they thought.

42 year old Zaheer Ahmad Kahn was arrested at Auto Planet in Hollywood after deputies say they found evidence Khan had been rolling back the mileage on cars at this lot through odometer fraud.

The BSO Auto Fraud Tast Force acted on a tip about the fraud and found at least a dozen cars at Auto Planet whose mileage was incorrect. BSO claimed the dealer was trying to 'make lemonade out of lemons' with the fraud, and also claimed Khan had improper 'open titles', a vehicle identification number from a car not at his lot, and other questionable paperwork.

Khan was charged on more than a dozen counts of fraud, and if convicted, could spend up to 60 years in prison.

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