Four people have admitted to fraudulently registering motor vehicles in Missouri, losing the state more than $80,000 in tax revenue.
Three are former employees of vehicle and driver's license offices, and the other is Gary Wilds, owner of Pinnacle Concierge, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Wilds’ business assisted customers in registering their vehicles with the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Wilds bribed contract license office employees Ashlynn Graeff, Megan Leone and Michelle Boyer to falsely represent to the state that customers’ vehicles had passed emissions tests and safety inspections, prosecutors said.
He also bribed them into submitting forged documents claiming that vehicle owners were eligible for sales tax exemptions, reducing tax assessments