Judge orders car dealers to pay customers back $294,500
In what New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called “a victory for consumers” a judge has ordered the owner of four Bay Ridge car dealerships to pay back a total of $294,500 to customers after it was found that the auto dealer had engaged in deceptive sales tactics.
New York State had sought action against Giuffre Hyundai, Giuffre Kia, Giuffre Mitsubishi, Giuffre Mazda, and the owner of the auto dealerships, John Giuffre, for what Schneiderman called persistent fraudulent, deceptive, and illegal business practices in the sale and financing of automobiles.
The illegal practices left some consumers with ruined credit reports, authorities said.