[husker boxster]

Very shoddy accounting by the dealership. Saw a different article (might have been on PCA) that said there were plenty of red flags that something was going on but the dealership never bothered to check. Sad, but easy to see how it can happen - scammers work on people's trust and greed to separate them of their $$$.

As noted in the comments, this guy will get a slap on the hand and be done with his time in the hole very quickly. Happens all the time on American Greed. The customers will be left holding the bag, the dealership can only do so much and will suffer bad publicity but not a lot of financial loss, and the perp lives the high life until caught, does a small amt of time, and moves on to the next scam. If he was smart and squirrelled some of the money into a 'safe' place, he'll have a nest egg ready when he gets out.