Judge sentenced him to four years and three months in federal prison
Former Erie auto dealer Andy Gabler whose signature line on his many TV ads was, “Andy says, ‘Write it up,’ ” in reference to finalizing a vehicle sale was unable to close the deal in court on Thursday.
Gabler argued that his charitable donations, service to others and lack of criminal intent should spare him federal prison in a $1.7 million fraud he ran out of his Lakeside Auto Group.
Gabler was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for his scheme, which defrauded a bank and other victims.
The former finance manager for a defunct Erie auto dealership that was part of a federal fraud investigation was sentenced in federal court on Friday to serve two years and eight months in prison for his admitted involvement in the crime.
Chad Bednarski, 49, of Erie, who pleaded guilty in September to one count of fraud conspiracy, was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release, to pay restitution totaling nearly $1.7 million jointly with co-defendant Andy Gabler, and to pay a $1,000 fine, according to the sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter in U.S District Court in Erie on Friday afternoon.
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Feb 12, 2021 4:23 AM
In U.S. District Court in Erie yesterday, a former car dealer was sentenced to 51 months in prison, two years of supervised relief, and a $5,000 fine for his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 52-year-old Andrew Gabler was also ordered to pay $1,696,210 in restitution to Indiana-based S&T Bank.
Gabler was the owner of Lakeside Auto Sales and Lakeside Chevrolet, which were liquidated to help S&T recover some of its approximately $1.88 million in losses. Investigators found that over a four-year period starting in January of 2015, he and his finance manager, Chad Bednarski, falsified documents indicating that customers had made down payments and that they had inflated customers’ incomes on loan applications. Gabler also sold extended warranties to customers and kept the money rather than turn it in, and he and Bednarski falsely reported sales to GM in order to collect rebates. The two did not inform S&T
Joe Napsha | Tribune-Review
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Feb 2, 2021 7:57 AM
The Pennsylvania Senate has appointed Anne White of Indiana as their newest member to the IUP Council of Trustees.
White is the Vice President Human Resources Associate Officer at S&T Bank and served in a similar position with the S.W. Jack Drilling Company. She also serves as the treasurer of the Meals on Wheels program in Indiana and is a past chairperson and board member of IRMC and the Indiana Healthcare foundation.
White said her time at S&T Bank, and also being a resident of Indiana and a parent will help her in her new position with IUP’s Council of Trustees.