Pittsburgh tow company owner Vince Fannick was ordered by Judge Randal Todd to pay $379,000 to defrauded insurance companies within 30 days or face imprisonment, after prosecutors proved he charged 27 customers a combined $298,945 in inflated and fabricated fees for short-distance tows, according to CBS Pittsburgh. Fannick had previously been sentenced to house arrest for predatory practices.
Operator takeaway
$379,000 in restitution or prison — judges are now treating fabricated tow invoices as fraud, not billing disputes. Every line item on every invoice must be real, documented, and defensible.