Streetbeasts fraud controversy

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(Wire fraud case against Classic Motor Carriages, AKA "StreetBeasts")
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[[Image:Streetbeasts_fraud_plea.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Court documents show a guilty plea for wire fraud in a 1999 case against Classic Motor Carriages, now operating as "StreetBeasts".]]
 
[[Image:Streetbeasts_fraud_plea.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Court documents show a guilty plea for wire fraud in a 1999 case against Classic Motor Carriages, now operating as "StreetBeasts".]]
StreetBeasts is a notorious manufacturer of street rod kit cars with a lengthy history of fraud. In June of 1999, the owner of StreetBeasts (at the time, operating under the name "Classic Motor Carriages") pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and was ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution.
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StreetBeasts is a notorious manufacturer of street rod kit cars with a lengthy history of defrauding its customers. In June of 1999, the owner of StreetBeasts (at the time, operating under the name "Classic Motor Carriages") pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and was ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution.
  
 
Besides "Classic Motor Carriages", StreetBeasts has previously operated under the names "Auto Resolutions", "Classic Auto Replicas", "Fiberfab", and "Innovative Street Machines".
 
Besides "Classic Motor Carriages", StreetBeasts has previously operated under the names "Auto Resolutions", "Classic Auto Replicas", "Fiberfab", and "Innovative Street Machines".

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