Florida is revoking the titles of almost 400 cars imported from Japan on the gray market, which the state says were registered fraudulently.Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence says that the car’s titles are being revoked after an investigation uncovered numerous examples of cars being logged with authorities using documentation that incorrectly stated they complied with legal requirements.
“All vehicles identified in this investigation that have obtained fraudulent Florida titles will be ineligible for titling in Florida, regardless of any corrective measures taken,” the letter states. That’s bad news for the owners, but it gets worse for any of them thinking they can just sell their rides out of state to get out of a sticky fix and recover some cash.
The investigation identified that several auto businesses, including Soho Alliance LLC, Soho Imports LLC, and J-Spec Garage LLC were engaged in fraudulently applying for vehicle titles in Florida between 2014 and 2020. Michael Satterfield fromdug into booking records and discovered that the companies are owned and operated by Andres Diaz and Nicole Chiong, both of whom have been charged with falsifying title documents but appear to have been renewed on bond pending trial.
Satterfield went through the list of no-no VINs, decoding them to reveal the affected cars, and came up with some interesting information. While the majority are JDM-spec cars such as R34 Nissan Skyline GT-Rs and S15 Nissan Silvia that would have been too modern to qualify forthat makes importing non-federalized cars easier, a Mercedes C300 and Porsche 911 Turbo also make an appearance.H/T to
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