Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Defraud Car Buyers Over The Internet |
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U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of New York
2 March 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVON DAVIS pled guilty today to wire fraud charges in connection with a scheme to defraud prospective car buyers over the Internet. DAVIS pled before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa M. Smith in White Plains federal court.
DAVIS is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara stated: “Davon Davis brazenly defrauded individuals who thought they were purchasing cars with their hard-earned money, but in fact there were no cars to be sold. Davis has now admitted his crime and will face the consequences of his actions.”
According to the Information filed in White Plains federal court and public information:
From late 2013 through early 2015, DAVIS and others defrauded individuals who sought to purchase cars over the Internet from businesses they believed were located in White Plains, New York, and other locations. In reality, the address in White Plains and the businesses did not exist, and DAVIS and his co-conspirators did not own or legally possess any of the cars that were supposedly for sale on the Internet. DAVIS and his co-conspirators stole close to $200,000 from car buyers located all over the United States.