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Company: Paragon Motors of Woodside, Inc., d/b/a Paragon Honda; Worldwide Motors Ltd., d/b/a Paragon Acura; and Civic Center Motors Ltd., d/b/a White Plains Ho
Penalty: $13,825,000
Year: 2015
Date: June 17, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The New York Attorney General announced a multi-million dollar settlement with three car dealerships, Paragon Motors of Woodside, Inc., d/b/a Paragon Honda; Worldwide Motors Ltd., d/b/a Paragon Acura; and Civic Center Motors Ltd., d/b/a White Plains Honda. The agreement, which returned more than $13.5 million in restitution to consumers, concluded an investigation into these dealerships for alleged unlawful sale of credit repair and identity theft prevention services, and other after-sale items to 15,000 consumers that in some cases added more than $2,000 in hidden costs and fees onto the sale or lease price of a single vehicle.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
Facility City: Queens
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