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·According to a good source, the head of the Ears and Gears Rrestoration fraud scheme of a couple years ago was sentenced today. Tim Steinmetz was sentenced to 48 months in Federal prison. After his prison sentence he will be on 36 months of supervision. He was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $99,000.00. He will be forced to pay 50% of his prison earnings to the victims. After prison he is forced to pay at least $500 per month to the victims.
To those of us who were close to this case and are/or were victims know that restitution will be very slow in coming if it ever does. We also know that one of the other parties in this case who was the one who did the advertising on the VMF site got off with probation and will escape scott free to do it again. They were deeply involved in other web schemes beside this one. I am bringing this up again to just let you know that you are on your own when someone steals you blind in the manner that these people operated. The authorities only want to make and close the easiest case for their careers sake and there is really no regard for your loss. That is solely up to the court. If you make the same mistake, you are stuck so be very careful with who you deal with. These people took some very educated, intelligent people with a seemingly sound purchase deal of Classic Mustangs and Shelby's and are only where they are because the victims banded together and worked very hard to catch and prosecute them. Be Very Careful.
To those of us who were close to this case and are/or were victims know that restitution will be very slow in coming if it ever does. We also know that one of the other parties in this case who was the one who did the advertising on the VMF site got off with probation and will escape scott free to do it again. They were deeply involved in other web schemes beside this one. I am bringing this up again to just let you know that you are on your own when someone steals you blind in the manner that these people operated. The authorities only want to make and close the easiest case for their careers sake and there is really no regard for your loss. That is solely up to the court. If you make the same mistake, you are stuck so be very careful with who you deal with. These people took some very educated, intelligent people with a seemingly sound purchase deal of Classic Mustangs and Shelby's and are only where they are because the victims banded together and worked very hard to catch and prosecute them. Be Very Careful.