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From Tesla to prison: the story of a customer who hit the jackpot.
Michael Gonzalez from Vermont, one of the buyers of Tesla in the United States, found a way to cheat the company's online payment system. The man ordered and received five electric cars (four Model X and one Model 3) worth $560 thousand with almost all the necessary documents. Then he sold three of them in different ways and even tried to get insurance on one of the cars after it was set on fire.
The story began in 2018, when Gonzalez placed an order for a Tesla Model 3 worth $58 thousand and paid only $2.5 thousand as collateral. A month later, he received a car and a certificate of ownership, which allowed him to register the car. A week after the transfer of the car, Tesla found out that the client's account was short of money. However, instead of returning the car, Gonzalez ordered several more electric cars according to the same scheme, providing bank details with insufficient balance. Then the man registered the cars with the local motor transport department for fake customers for subsequent resale.
Gonzalez successfully resold three Tesla Model Xs at discounted prices in the used car dealership, as well as on eBay and Craigslist, receiving $232 thousand. When trying to sell the fourth car, it turned out that Tesla did not provide a certificate of ownership. Then Gonzalez came to an extreme measure: he set fire to a car on Lake Champlain and tried to get an insurance refund, but was refused.
Tesla contacted the police about the theft and misappropriation of cars. After the arrest of Gonzalez and the investigation of his actions, the trial began. Gonzalez pleaded guilty to five counts of theft and destruction of stolen vehicles. He was sentenced to four years in prison. The court also demanded that Gonzalez pay Tesla $493 thousand in compensation and confiscate the illegally obtained $ 232 thousand in favor of the state.
Michael Gonzalez from Vermont, one of the buyers of Tesla in the United States, found a way to cheat the company's online payment system. The man ordered and received five electric cars (four Model X and one Model 3) worth $560 thousand with almost all the necessary documents. Then he sold three of them in different ways and even tried to get insurance on one of the cars after it was set on fire.
The story began in 2018, when Gonzalez placed an order for a Tesla Model 3 worth $58 thousand and paid only $2.5 thousand as collateral. A month later, he received a car and a certificate of ownership, which allowed him to register the car. A week after the transfer of the car, Tesla found out that the client's account was short of money. However, instead of returning the car, Gonzalez ordered several more electric cars according to the same scheme, providing bank details with insufficient balance. Then the man registered the cars with the local motor transport department for fake customers for subsequent resale.
Gonzalez successfully resold three Tesla Model Xs at discounted prices in the used car dealership, as well as on eBay and Craigslist, receiving $232 thousand. When trying to sell the fourth car, it turned out that Tesla did not provide a certificate of ownership. Then Gonzalez came to an extreme measure: he set fire to a car on Lake Champlain and tried to get an insurance refund, but was refused.
Tesla contacted the police about the theft and misappropriation of cars. After the arrest of Gonzalez and the investigation of his actions, the trial began. Gonzalez pleaded guilty to five counts of theft and destruction of stolen vehicles. He was sentenced to four years in prison. The court also demanded that Gonzalez pay Tesla $493 thousand in compensation and confiscate the illegally obtained $ 232 thousand in favor of the state.
