A former towing service operator in Terre Haute, Indiana was charged with three counts of corrupt business influence, three counts of auto theft, 42 counts of perjury, and 42 counts of forgery after complaints that began in February 2016 prompted an investigation into business operations between October 2015 and December 2016, according to Kammen Law. The charges reflected systematic document fraud in the lien and title process.
Operator takeaway
42 counts of perjury and 42 counts of forgery — each false document in the lien process is a separate criminal count. The scale of prosecution matches the scale of the fraud.