Men stole identities in order to buy cars and breast implants

Houston police and US Postal Inspectors worked together on a case involving numerous luxury cars being purchased with stolen identities. Police said the case began with a tip about a single car purchase that seemed "irregular." Police said five men used other people's identities to rack up hundreds of thousands of dollars in car purchases.

Police said the men bought Porsches, Audis, Land Rovers, BMWs and a Chevy Camaro. "Most of the dealerships didn't know they had been a victim yet, before we were calling them saying, 'Hey, there's a problem with this deal, you might want to look at it and come get your car,'" said Sgt. Tolan Harding.



Police said that in little more than a month, the group used seven identities at eight dealerships to buy 12 luxury cars for a total of $485,136. Joel Cruz, Darion Wells, Devante Ruffin and Jamonte Booker have all been arrested and charged with fraud and identity theft.

Police said in addition to the cars, Booker and Ruffin used other people's IDs to get lines of credit so they could get breast implants for themselves. A fifth person, Obinna Uzozie, was also arrested. Police said Uzozie was a salesman at one of the dealerships. Cruz, Wells, Ruffin and Uzozie have been charged in federal court. Booker has been charged in state court.

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