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Ramsey NJ, an Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in engaging in a pattern of fraudulent activity through his auto dealership, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Anil A. Iqbal
APRIL 1, 2015, 9:35 AM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015, 1:59 PM
BY STEFANIE DAZIO
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
The brother of a fugitive luxury car dealer was arrested in Egg Harbor Township after a motor vehicle stop Monday.
Anil A. Iqbal, 36, of Egg Harbor Township, was wanted by Ramsey police in connection with an April 2014 crime, Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney said in a news release.
Iqbal’s brother is Afzal “Bobby” Khan, who isaccused of bilking dozens of car owners, banks and financing companies in deals involving Bentleys, Lamborghinis and Porsches at his dealership, Emporio Motor Group in Ramsey.
Iqbal was remanded to the Bergen County Jail on $1 million bail. He is charged with conspiracy to commit theft, theft by extortion, theft by deception and fencing.
Iqbal was an employee at the dealership in April 2014 when a victim brought a 2013 Lamborghini into the dealership on a consignment sale, Gurney said. The car was sold to a Nevada resident for $368,274, but the money was never delivered to the original owner.
Ramsey Detective Brad Smith investigated Iqbal’s alleged crime. Officials from Ramsey, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the FBI have been investigating the Emporio Motor Group and Khan remains a fugitive.
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Ramsey luxury car dealer under probe after accusations of fraud
OCTOBER 1, 2014, 11:44 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014, 11:56 PM
BY JOAN VERDON
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
Bobby Khan spoke the language of luxury car lovers. He could discuss whether a Lamborghini Aventador could outrace a Ferrari F12berlinetta. He said he could tell a Bentley from a Rolls-Royce blindfolded, by the smell of the leather.
In his Ramsey auto showroom filled with gleaming models built for style and speed, Khan dressed in expensive suits and charmed his customers, who believed they were dealing with someone who loved cars as much as they did. He persuaded them to buy from him, or give him their cars to sell on consignment.
There were no apparent problems at the Route 17 dealership he opened in April 2013 until a month ago, when irate customers began posting on Yelp.com, the business review website, that they had not been paid for cars Khan sold on consignment, or had not received titles for purchased cars. In mid-September, Yelp posters began urging all victims to file complaints with the police, and customers began sharing information through text messages and emails.
– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/ramsey-luxury-car-dealer-under-probe-after-accusations-of-fraud-1.1100311#sthash.XYdFP2qw.dpuf
