Drew Mitchell Schreiber, a resident of Orlando, Florida, has admitted guilt in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida to three charges related to odometer tampering. Schreiber, who owns Central Florida Automotive Group—now operating as Southeastern Credit Union Solutions—in Winter Garden, was involved in purchasing high-mileage vehicles from auctions across Florida. He then manipulated the odometers, reducing them by up to 428,000 miles before selling these vehicles to unsuspecting dealers and consumers through auctions and online sales.

The scheme led to the sale of 140 vehicles with altered mileage readings across the United States, generating fraudulent profits for Schreiber. Many of these vehicles were older than ten years and had "exempt" titles that did not disclose their true mileage.

Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Division stated: “Just because a motor vehicle may be exempt from mileage recording on a title does not give a dealer the right to roll back odometers.” He emphasized that many Americans depend on older cars as their main transportation means and deserve accurate odometer readings for peace of mind.

Schreiber's sentencing will be scheduled later. A federal district court judge will decide his sentence based on U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.

The case was investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Odometer Fraud Investigation. Trial Attorney David Sullivan from the Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kara Wick for the Middle District of Florida prosecuted this case.

Further details about the Consumer Protection Branch's enforcement efforts are available at www.justice.gov/civil/consumer-protection-branch.