A Monsey car dealer has been arrested on a felony fraud
charge accusing him of assigning a duplicated temporary Vermont license plate
to a vehicle sold by his business, the Rockland Sheriff’s Office said
Wednesday.
Yoel Goldberg, 47, owner of Leaseland Auto Leasing at 71
Route 59, was arrested after a mounted officer became suspicious of an outdated
Vermont temporary license plate parked at Rockland Community College, Sheriff
Louis Falco said.
The officer found the plate was fraudulent, Falco said.
Officers searched Leaseland Auto Leasing and found an
additional copy of the license plate, Falco said.
A message left for Goldberg at his business Wednesday was
not immediately returned.
Goldberg, of 16 Bedford Court, Spring Valley, was charge
with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. He was arraigned
in Ramapo Justice Court following his arrest in late January and released on
$450 bail.
Falco said the Sheriff’s Office was continuing its
investigate the dealership.
“We’re working with a number of jurisdictions, including the
state police,” Falco said. “This could be a little bigger than what we
recovered here.”
Anyone with information on receiving a temporary Vermont
license plate can call the Sheriff’s Department at 845-638-5401.
By Steve Lieberman - Lohud
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