The Good Car Dealer Charged With Forging A Dead Woman’s Name To Resell Hail Wrecks

Wyoming investigators have alleged that a car dealer, The Good Car Dealer, used fake signatures and notary stamps to obtain titles for salvage vehicles. The dealer, owned by Scott Keith Pryor, is accused of using forged documents to obtain Wyoming vehicle titles, including one title application that allegedly contained the signature of a deceased owner. The scheme is believed to have helped salvage vehicles return to the market, with Pryor facing 15 felony counts related to the alleged falsification, alteration, forgery, or counterfeiting of vehicle title documents. Each charge carries a potential penalty of up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine. The investigation began after police noticed duplicate title applications tied to vehicles damaged in a massive hailstorm in August last year. Pryor had bought 292 vehicles worth nearly $2 million at auction, but 15 are at the center of the case. Investigators allege that Pryor submitted duplicate title applications, claiming the original titles had been lost, and used a company called Tennessee Titles to process the applications. However, the people behind the operation were identified only as “Rashard” and “Miss Catherine”, and Pryor could not provide records proving the company’s legitimacy or evidence of payments. The scheme is alleged to have been used to sell hail-damaged vehicles as though they had clean non-salvage titles, potentially hurting buyers. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is investigating the case, and it is unclear what will happen to the buyers of the vehicles in question or what the state plans to do with each vehicle.