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A Plymouth man admitted to posing as a licensed auto repossessor last year and operating repossessed vehicles for his own personal use.
Carmino Giannone, 20, pleaded guilty Wednesday to deceptive business practices, unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles and falsely impersonating an employed person, according to court papers.
He was sentenced to five years’ probation.
Giannone had worked as towing company “spotter” for Gotcha Auto Recovery, but when his employer discovered he was pretending to be a licensed repossessor by presenting a copy of the company’s repossession license, he was fired last summer.
As a spotter, he was to locate cars for repossession, and then contact his boss who would hire a towing company.
But even after he was terminated, the defendant continued to present Gotcha Auto Recovery’s license to pick up vehicles.
When Plymouth police searched records, they discovered Giannone submitted 14 unauthorized repossession orders in Norristown last year, according to a criminal complaint.
In June, police discovered he was attempting to repossess a vehicle in Plymouth Township for Advanced Financial Services, a New Jersey company. He had also been hired their as a spotter.
In November, Giannone was caught operating a repossessed motorcycle on Ridge Pike and arrested after it was discovered he was not authorized to operate seized vehicles.
A Plymouth man admitted to posing as a licensed auto repossessor last year and operating repossessed vehicles for his own personal use.
Carmino Giannone, 20, pleaded guilty Wednesday to deceptive business practices, unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles and falsely impersonating an employed person, according to court papers.
He was sentenced to five years’ probation.
Giannone had worked as towing company “spotter” for Gotcha Auto Recovery, but when his employer discovered he was pretending to be a licensed repossessor by presenting a copy of the company’s repossession license, he was fired last summer.
As a spotter, he was to locate cars for repossession, and then contact his boss who would hire a towing company.
But even after he was terminated, the defendant continued to present Gotcha Auto Recovery’s license to pick up vehicles.
When Plymouth police searched records, they discovered Giannone submitted 14 unauthorized repossession orders in Norristown last year, according to a criminal complaint.
In June, police discovered he was attempting to repossess a vehicle in Plymouth Township for Advanced Financial Services, a New Jersey company. He had also been hired their as a spotter.
In November, Giannone was caught operating a repossessed motorcycle on Ridge Pike and arrested after it was discovered he was not authorized to operate seized vehicles.
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