Florida dealership employee found guilty of stealing his own customer’s car at gunpoint

Used car buyer Honda his car was stolen at gunpoint due to non-payment of payment. The problem is that the payment delay was due to a computer glitch and has been resolved. Nevertheless, Car stolen in Florida In any case, the owner of the Honda may now spend more than ten years behind bars because of a really, really, really bad business move.

How bad was this for business? Well, Miramar, Florida-based Guru Auto Sales is now “permanently closed” according to Google, and its website only exists through Internet Archive. The downfall of everything was silver in 2020. Honda Accord purchased in October 2023.

As part of the purchase agreement, the 24-year-old buyer understood that his payments would go directly to the finance company and not to the dealership. But for unknown reasons (eg. inexperience of the buyer, shady dealeretc.), the buyer did not receive a copy of the sales documents. So what is he didn’t It is known that a late payment within the first two months of purchase will put Guru Auto on the hook for a $13,800 loan.

He misses his first payment. Oops. Plus a penalty for late payment. Double oops.

According to the US Department of Justice press releaseOn Dec. 14, Guru Auto received a letter from the finance company saying the dealership needed to repay the loan, which had $13,000 remaining. But the chargeback was due to an issue with autopay, and it appears to have been resolved by then. In fact, the Honda owner was now making his payments on time. The letter was most likely written automatically because “the Guru was told outright that they could not get the car back.”

Don’t tell a Florida man what he can and can’t do! Because five days later, Eric Hadad, whom the victim had never met, got behind the wheel of a black car. BMW and followed the owner of the Honda. Just a week before Christmas, he was probably doing some holiday shopping. When the Honda was stopped at a red light, Hadad, whose family owned Guru Auto, got out of the BMW, ripped off the Accord’s tag and yelled at the victim to get out of the car. Supposedly scared, the owner of the Honda got out of there as soon as the light turned green.

But Hadad followed suit and caught up with him, still “shouting aggressively.” When Hadad lifted his shirt to reveal a holstered Smith & Wesson pistol, the morning’s cat-and-mouse chase was over. The victim surrendered the car and called the police. Hadad was charged with carjacking and brandishing a firearm during and in connection with a crime of violence.

A federal jury returned a guilty verdict this month. According to federal car theft lawHadad faces up to 15 years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for January 9. Happy Honda Day, Hadad.