

I'm impressed they didn't drop a "human trafficking" there.Ĭar jackings + armed robbery sprees are a very real & very big problem in Minneapolis. question not necessarily directed to you.īslim: J_Kushner: Bslim: "Police said vehicles using the fake plates are often tied to other crimes, including homicides and carjackings." So I am assuming the dealer folks should be the one who get more harsher jail terms? They didn't need to hack into any database, as the state allows automobile dealerships to print the temporary paper tag immediately upon the sale of a car, then pay the fees quarterly. So, the folks pulling this off pocketed $2.1M in six months.

The lot usually has about 20 cars for sale. In the case of one dealership that had their ability to print paper tags yanked by the State of Texas, they printed out 4,200 paper tags in six months. How much does it cost to take a print out of a paper tag? Or do they somehow hack into the Govt database so they pass inspection?įrom what I've picked up from local news sources, the fake paper tags sell for about $500 per tag.

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Auntie Cheesus: jaivirtualcard: The illegal sale of paper tags is a massive criminal enterprise in the state. KXAS-TV (NBC5) reported in November that car dealers were netting millions of dollars by illegally selling paper license plates.
