North Carolina Files More Than 400 Charges Against Shelby Nissan Dealership Employees

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6. Sam Kazran is a lying crook who belongs in prison - he is still running other dealerships:

Since WBTV’s original investigation, Nissan of Shelby General Manager Sam Kazran has left the dealership and is no longer employed there. However, Kazran told WBTV that he is still working for the parent company Auto Gallery, which owns a dozen dealerships across Georgia and the Carolinas.

Kazran is charged with 110 counts of failure to inspect vehicle prior to being offered for sale.

Kazran used to own car dealerships across Florida, including Hyundai of North Jacksonville. In 2012, the Federal Election Commission received an order from a judge against Kazran finding that his business illegally reimbursed nearly $68,000 to dealership employees who donated to the political campaign of his business partner, Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan.

In 2015, he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy claiming he owed $43 million to creditors. In a civil lawsuit filed in Florida in 2017, a lender claims Kazran failed to pay back a $1.5 million loan. The lender repossessed cars from one of Kazran’s dealerships as collateral, but they claim he then stole two of them back and listed them for sale on another dealership website.

Kazran was arrested after he was found in contempt of court in another civil lawsuit filed against him but he has never been convicted of any crime related to running a dealership.

https://www.wbtv.com/2023/08/15/shelby-car-dealership-employees-hit-with-400-criminal-charges/