Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Presenting False Information in Used Vehicle Import
A Texas man pleaded guilty July 29 to presenting false information to customs officers, said a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. Mark Logan, 63, was President of Nevada Classics, a classic…
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car dealership in Las Vegas. As president, Logan facilitated the sale and transportation of a 1957 replica Shelby Cobra automobile from a Canadian seller to a buyer in the U.S., the U.S. Attorney’s office said. A contractor named William Corum was then paid by the buyer to transport the vehicle across the U.S. border with Nevada Classics dealer license plates. In order to circumvent restrictions, Logan told Corum to tell CBP officers that the vehicle was being transported into the U.S. for one day to be in a car show, said the U.S. attorney. Under suspicion that the car was being illegally imported for sale, officers investigated the matter further and seized the vehicle, worth about $85,000. Logan was sentenced to pay a $5,000 fine.