JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Two men connected to a Jacksonville car dealership are facing felony charges in what investigators call a nearly $1 million organized fraud scheme.<\/p>\n
The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office says Vladimir Anguelov Rangelov, 48, owner of Bul Auto Sales dba Karma Jacksonville, and Igor David Westerman, 28, a lead salesman, were arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office Economic Crimes Unit.<\/p>\n
Police say the men took payments for luxury vehicles, including a 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1, a 1994 Porsche 911, and a 2022 McLaren 720S, without transferring proper titles or registration. <\/p>\n
Some buyers told investigators they wired money through Bring a Trailer auctions or directly to the dealership.<\/p>\n
One victim reported paying $235,000 for a Corvette. Another wired nearly $92,000 for a Range Rover. A third said he sent $211,000 for a McLaren 720S. In total, investigators say victims lost almost $1 million.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Police also say Rangelov entered into a $300,000 loan agreement tied to the purchase of a Rolls-Royce, but that deal never materialized. <\/p>\n When buyers tried to contact the dealership, they learned the business had closed. Attorneys later confirmed the dealership was bankrupt.<\/p>\n Rangelov is charged with dealing in stolen property by use of the internet, organized fraud, and obtaining a motor vehicle with intent to defraud. <\/p>\n He was booked on a bond of more than $125,000 and must wear a GPS monitor if released.<\/p>\n Westerman faces similar fraud and stolen property charges, with his bond set at $70,000.<\/p>\n JSO says the case involved nine separate victims between late 2024 and mid-2025. <\/p>\n Court records show both men are scheduled for hearings in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Action News Jax has been following this story since June:<\/b><\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n [SIGN UP: <\/b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a>] <\/b><\/p>\n Click here<\/b><\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Two men connected to a Jacksonville car dealership are facing felony charges in what investigators…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":196535,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[7320,5229,7323,3188,723,7324,7310,7327,7325,7326,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,7322,7321],"class_list":{"0":"post-196534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action-news-jax","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-cbs47","11":"tag-fl","12":"tag-florida","13":"tag-fox30","14":"tag-jacksonville","15":"tag-jacksonville-fl","16":"tag-northeast-florida","17":"tag-southeast-georgia","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa","24":"tag-wfox","25":"tag-wjax"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115139806808570017","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}