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Two arrests follow search of Canfield Road car dealership
Published: Tue, October 6, 2009 @ 2:30 p.m.
YOUNGSTOWN — Two men have been arrested and more arrests are expected after authorities searched a Canfield Road car dealership.
Michael Mrosko, 32, is charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. He worked in sales at the business, Fat Man’s Auto Sales.
Jason Coughlin, 34, faces misdemeanor counts of marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. He worked as a mechanic at the business.
Both men live in the city.
Boardman Detective Glenn Patton said the investigation began in 2008.
Authorities raided the business Monday afternoon, the third raid there. Mrosko is accused of withholding titles from people who bought vehicles at the business until the vehicles were paid off.
Read more in Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com
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Great, just friggin Great!
All around us, drug dealing thugs are robbing, raping and killing each other as well as innocents and B'man detectives are investigating a couple of dudes that smoke pot and sell cars 'on time' and hold the titles until they get their money. Huh?
You would think that Boardman police department and the other agencies would have other worries trying to keep the streets safer for the taxpayers than going after a business owner who kept titles to cars that the buyer could not pay in full. I sure hope that a killer, rapist or bank robber did not get away because these agencies had light workloads. As a taxpayer, this story makes me sick! I am not quite sure why this is a "scam" that Mr. Mrosko kept the title. The fact the buyer used fictitious or fraudulent plates should not be his responsibility. If a buyer defaults, is the seller not entitled under law to be able to reposses the property and resell it? The buyer was not forced to buy under those conditions.
Using words like “engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and racketeering” appears to be the enforcement agencies way of trying to make a case which would compare to a New York or Chicago case from the 70s. I hope that Mr. Mrosko has the funds to hire competent legal counsel and not only beats these absurd charges but then goes after the city of Boardman and their fine police department.