Woman's car dealership issued 1,037 dealer tags, but sold no vehicles, records show

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'They use them for human smuggling. They use them to hide the identity of the car, which is very easy to do,' said Sgt. Jose Escribano.

Tina Maria Jimenez is facing felony charges after being accused of using a fake car dealership as a front to sell illegal paper license plates.A search warrant reveals the inner workings of a fraudulent license plate scheme, allegedly run by a Spring, Texas woman.

According to the search warrant that was filed on Aug. 2, Jimenez ran EZ Used Cars and Trucks out of a small strip center. However, she issued 1,037 dealer tags. Dealer tags are mostly reserved for agents of dealerships for test drives or loaner cars. In one example, records show Jimenez issued eight vehicle tags to the same vehicle in a one-month period.

 

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