Car salesman accused in wire fraud scheme
FCA allegedly lost nearly $9 million in revenue
Apollon Nimo has been charged in a wire fraud scheme involving the trafficking of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Employee Purchase Control Numbers. Nimo worked at the Parkway Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Clinton Township.
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MACOMB TOWNSHIP A Macomb Township car salesman is facing federal charges in a case dating back a few years.
An April 30 press release from the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Michigan states that 34-year-old Apollon Nimo has been charged in a wire fraud scheme involving the trafficking of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Employee Purchase Control Numbers, or EPCNs.
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Car Salesman Accused of Costing Fiat Chrysler $8.7 Million With Employee Discount Scam
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A car salesman in Michigan is being accused of costing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) $8.7 million in a wire fraud scam.
The Department of Justice unsealed charges against 34-year-old Apollon Nimo on Friday, charging the Parkway Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram salesman with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for allegedly orchestrating a seven-year-long scam that involved illegally selling employee discounts to non-qualified car buyers.
Nimo was arrested on Friday and appeared in court before being released on bond. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
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