BOCA RATON, Fla. — Several automobile consumers in Boca Raton are out nearly half a million dollars after they acquired exotic cars from an auto team that has now disappeared. Two lawsuits have been filed from the business, which has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
For numerous people today, it is their dream motor vehicle. So Frederick Hall was in disbelief when he went to choose up his Lamborghini from Excell Automobile Group in Boca Raton past week and it was not there.
“I situated the Lamborghini on the world wide web, and I purchased by way of a gross sales man or woman at the dealership,” Corridor informed WPTV Speak to 5.
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Corridor claimed it cost him a lot more than $400,000, which he compensated in full.
Just after the sale, Corridor desired the group’s entire body shop to do some upkeep work on the auto and that’s when it disappeared.
“I’m working with detectives and hoping to come across out exactly the place my automobile is,” Corridor said.
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He mentioned no 1 at the entire body shop had solutions. Two times afterwards, Excell Vehicle Group’s proprietor, Scott Zankl, filed for individual bankruptcy, declaring they owe concerning $10 million and $50 million to their creditors.
“You will find a scam going on in this article, virtually,” Corridor stated.
Excell Vehicle Team is now facing two lawsuits that were equally submitted last week. One particular was filed by their landlord and creditor Automobile Wholesale of Boca. The 2nd lawsuit was submitted by Status Luxury Cars and trucks.
In accordance to the lawsuits, Status and Excell “fashioned a joint enterprise whereby Status would spend for the acquisition of unique automobiles located by Excell.”
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Prestige experienced furnished $1.3 million to Excell, exactly where cars and trucks were acquired and resold at a gain. According to the documents, Excell wrote two checks to Status. The two bounced.
“I assume what is actually going to have to happen is a forensic investigation on accounting and accountability for exactly where funds and resources were being heading to,” Hall reported.
Boca Raton law enforcement ensure to WPTV that they are investigating a number of issues in opposition to the car group.
A person of those people complaints is from Chad Zakin.
“I’ve under no circumstances felt so violated in my existence,” Zakin stated.
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Zakin advised Contact 5 he dropped his vehicle off at Excell for an appraisal a handful of months ago but hardly ever agreed to a sale.
“On Monday, driving by, I noticed the front of his dealership total of police cars, so I pulled in and understood all the cars are missing and vanished,” Zakin explained.
One particular of those vanished automobiles was his Lamborghini. He found out Excell marketed the car or truck devoid of his authorization for about $400,000. He has not been given a penny.
“It is likely to be a real major involvement of a large amount of owners, vehicles, probably earlier proprietors, and we’ll have to see wherever it lies,” Hall stated.
Speak to 5 later on acquired a statement from Zankl’s legal professional.
“The vehicles in issue had been unlawfully taken from Excell Auto’s showroom and Mr. Zankl is doing almost everything he can to aid the law enforcement obtain the autos so that they can be returned to their rightful homeowners,” attorney Male Fronstin reported.