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A Scots-born businessman who was on the FBI's Most Wanted list after going on the run for five years has been sentenced to two years in prison for carrying out a £480,000 luxury car scam.
Afzal Khan fled the US after being accused of conning a string of customers and financial firms at a motor dealership he ran in New Jersey. The 40-year-old, originally from Edinburgh, handed himself into authorities in the United Arab Emirates in February 2020 and was flown back to America.
He admitted a massive fraud involving super cars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and Rolls Royces. At the US District Court of New Jersey on Wednesday, Khan was handed a two-year jail term and ordered to forfeit £955,000. He will also be supervised for three years after his release.
The flamboyant businessman, known to his clients as 'Bobby', opened the Emporio Motor Group in New Jersey in 2013 and maintained a high profile.
He appeared on US reality series 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' and counted members of the show's cast among his clients.
The court heard he obtained loans from a bank for cars that he never delivered, but for which the purchaser was still responsible.
He also received loans for cars that were delivered, but for which neither he nor Emporio had title documents. As a result, the purchasers of these cars were liable for the loan, but could not register the vehicles.
Khan also offered to sell cars for customers, and then neither returned the cars nor provided any money from car sales.
He admitted that as a result of his actions, he exposed the bank involved to a potential loss of at least £480,000.
The offences took place between December 2013 and September 2014.
Khan was born in Edinburgh to Pakistani parents and moved to the US
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