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Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Member
Username: Hugh
Post Number: 274
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 6:19 pm: | |
chuck,
you got it all wrong, van de goor got into exotic fraud after his gig with the tele-evangialists soured.
hubert |
Chuck Babel (Chuck_98_rt10)
Junior Member
Username: Chuck_98_rt10
Post Number: 113
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 6:12 pm: | |
Sounds like Van de Goor would be a great CO or Wallstreet type. |
Dr Tommy Cosgrove (Vwalfa4re)
Member
Username: Vwalfa4re
Post Number: 360
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 6:06 pm: | |
What bonehead would wire anybody any amount of money for a car they have not sat in and drove? How stupid is that?
If you say you have the half million dollar car I want, fine. No money until we meet, I see a title and see the damn thing run. |
Ken (Allyn)
Member
Username: Allyn
Post Number: 546
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 3:09 pm: | |
Chris Sawyerr's mentor no doubt. |
Howie F. (Brokerofexotics)
Junior Member
Username: Brokerofexotics
Post Number: 200
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 3:08 pm: | |
Hey! The dealer isn't located in Florida!!! Hooray! |
ross koller (Ross)
Member
Username: Ross
Post Number: 485
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 1:10 pm: | |
...theres one born every day....
if it was really an escrow account then wouldn't the buyer have some say as to when and to whom the money went to before it exited the account? thats the way they work where i come from; or am i missing something. |
Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Member
Username: Eric308gtsiqv
Post Number: 461
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 12:59 pm: | |
Not sure if this has been posted yet, but saw it on the LamboList...anyone know of or had dealings with this guy?
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The following story appeared in The Globe Online:
Headline: Car dealer charged with bilking pro football player, others
Date: 10/30/2002
Car dealer charged with bilking pro football player, others
By Associated Press, 10/30/2002 01:34STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) A dealer of exotic cars has been charged with swindling more than $1 million from pro football running back Corey Dillon and six other buyers. Peter van de Goor, 37, of Stamford is accused of taking prospective buyers' money for Ferraris and other cars and then failing to deliver the automobiles, The Advocate of Stamford reported Wednesday. Dillon, who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, signed a contract with van de Goor to buy a Ferrari and wired him the $200,000 purchase price to an escrow account, authorities said. Court records say van de Goor never delivered the Tour de France blue Ferrari and pocketed the money. Investigators said they believe van de Goor never had the car. The allegations are contained in arrest warrant affidavits charging van de Goor with first-degree larceny, a felony. The state police Regional Auto Theft Task Force obtained seven arrest warrants for van de Goor last week. Van de Goor was held on bonds totaling more than $400,000 and was scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on Nov. 14. Police said van de Goor ran Export Autos, which catered to high-end customers. ''Over 1,000 clients worldwide have relied on us to deliver their dream car ... If we can't get it, nobody can,'' the company's Web site says. The site said its customers include talk-show host David Letterman and former New York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson. Authorities began investigating van de Goor earlier this year after he allegedly stole a $95,000 deposit from an Ohio man for the purchase of Ferrari, court documents say. Van de Goor initially was arrested in July on charges of first-degree larceny and running an automobile dealership without a license. Criminal charges against van de Goor mounted as a police investigation identified more alleged victims. A number of customers allegedly bilked by van de Goor had wired him large deposits for cars he never delivered, court documents say. One victim lost $30,000 for a 1957 Jaguar roadster he arranged to buy from van de Goor on an eBay auction, according to the court records. Dillon responded to an advertisement posted in the duPont Registry, a magazine that caters to collectors of rare and exotic cars, court papers say. Police said a limited number of Ferraris are imported into the United States each year, so it often is difficult for buyers to find one with the color and equipment they want. Brokers often are used to locate a specific car, police said. Van de Goor faces more than 150 years in prison if convicted of all charges. He also could be deported to his native Holland. Dillon, a Seattle native, has played for the Bengals since 1997. He holds the NFL's single-game rushing record with 278 yards against Denver in 2000
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