GT car / Salesman - Shiraaz Sookralli - Champion Porsche's VP of Marketing
#1951
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The problem with this crook is that he has no sense of right or wrong. All of that money was his and it just happened to be in other peoples bank accounts. He fixed that.
Link below is someone not that far from me who had a good business doing IT and also did a lot of work wiring up elaborate sound systems for many of the New England Patriots. Also did IT stuff for banks and schools in Attleboro, Ma. Met him at a few C&Cs as he was a car guy. Tall handsome kid with the demeanor of mom and apple pie, with a knock out girlfriend.
His house was raided by a huge team of State Police, FBI, IRS agents at 5:00 am. As the house was searched they had to rent a huge box truck to haul the seized computer equipment away.
A common friend tried to tell me he was innocent, until that common friend was named as one of the addresses that the equipment was shipped to. Not his friend anymore.
So why did he do it? His parents lived with him in his house and each of them got credit cards and ran up about 25k and made no payments. Declared bankruptcy. They had no assets to take and had to undergo credit counseling. Apple don't fall to far from the tree.
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/bo...e-eve-of-trial
Link below is someone not that far from me who had a good business doing IT and also did a lot of work wiring up elaborate sound systems for many of the New England Patriots. Also did IT stuff for banks and schools in Attleboro, Ma. Met him at a few C&Cs as he was a car guy. Tall handsome kid with the demeanor of mom and apple pie, with a knock out girlfriend.
His house was raided by a huge team of State Police, FBI, IRS agents at 5:00 am. As the house was searched they had to rent a huge box truck to haul the seized computer equipment away.
A common friend tried to tell me he was innocent, until that common friend was named as one of the addresses that the equipment was shipped to. Not his friend anymore.
So why did he do it? His parents lived with him in his house and each of them got credit cards and ran up about 25k and made no payments. Declared bankruptcy. They had no assets to take and had to undergo credit counseling. Apple don't fall to far from the tree.
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/bo...e-eve-of-trial
#1952
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Once again, the best coverage out there. Super job Kyle @ THE DRIVE ..
https://www.thedrive.com/news/27277/...six-month-hunt
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More juicy details .. kinda confirms our previous assumptions (which we were criticized for) at some point was was working in cahoots with ownership on some non-reporting money skimming scam. Eventually he turned greedy and started his own scam. Possibly right after Dave Maraj died? The timeline supports this theory.
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Read the whole article for the rest ....
Shiraaz in his prime with one the many ....
https://www.thedrive.com/news/27277/...six-month-hunt
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More juicy details .. kinda confirms our previous assumptions (which we were criticized for) at some point was was working in cahoots with ownership on some non-reporting money skimming scam. Eventually he turned greedy and started his own scam. Possibly right after Dave Maraj died? The timeline supports this theory.
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Shiraaz in his prime with one the many ....
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Last edited by STG; 04-04-2019 at 09:54 AM.
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Where did they find him?
#1955
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Originally Posted by STG
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LEGAL FILINGS:
911R fraud incident
https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme...entid=1290833&
$2.5MM fraud
https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme...entid=1290801&
https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme...entid=1290803&
https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme...entid=1290802&
Details:
Copans Motors = legit company dba as Champion Porsche / Motorsports
Champion Autosports: Shill company by Shiraaz
Rampage Motorsports: Shill company by Shiraaz
* Shill company Champion Autosports was started back in 2010. This fraud scheme seems to go back a LONG TIME.
Attachment 1290963
Some more background info ..
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More juicy details .. kinda confirms our previous assumptions (which we were criticized for) at some point was was working in cahoots with ownership on some non-reporting money skimming scam. Eventually he turned greedy and started his own scam. Possibly right after Dave Maraj died? The timeline supports this theory.
#1958
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Originally Posted by Archimedes
I don't know why, but looked at that picture, I kinda feel sorry for this guy. I really wonder what set him down this bad path.
He didn't look as happy from his first mug shot from some years ago ...
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He's had a good time since then and $2MM++ later ....
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Apparently he spent ALL of the $2.2Mm he stole! He didn't even leave the state!! Wow, sometime you wonder what goes through people's minds...how could all of this have been worth it? Now he's certainly going to jail!
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“Months later, all the affected owners have been made whole one way or another", Champion Porsche attorney Roy Diaz told the Orlando Sun-Sentinel
Is this accurate? Have the victims actually been made whole again? I emphasize on "whole" in regards to monetary recovery because I don't expect the dealership to have retunred $2.5 Million to the victims. Or have they just been given recovery that falls short of what they lost? Anyone know someone who has yet to be made whole again?
Is this accurate? Have the victims actually been made whole again? I emphasize on "whole" in regards to monetary recovery because I don't expect the dealership to have retunred $2.5 Million to the victims. Or have they just been given recovery that falls short of what they lost? Anyone know someone who has yet to be made whole again?
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hahaha STG. Hilarious, love it
Still wouldn't touch Champion with a 10 foot pole...
"yet it seems no one thought to check in on his business" I dont want to laugh because this was probably a nightmare for those involved, but LOL really??? Nice
Still wouldn't touch Champion with a 10 foot pole...
"yet it seems no one thought to check in on his business" I dont want to laugh because this was probably a nightmare for those involved, but LOL really??? Nice
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“Months later, all the affected owners have been made whole one way or another", Champion Porsche attorney Roy Diaz told the Orlando Sun-Sentinel
Is this accurate? Have the victims actually been made whole again? I emphasize on "whole" in regards to monetary recovery because I don't expect the dealership to have retunred $2.5 Million to the victims. Or have they just been given recovery that falls short of what they lost? Anyone know someone who has yet to be made whole again?
Is this accurate? Have the victims actually been made whole again? I emphasize on "whole" in regards to monetary recovery because I don't expect the dealership to have retunred $2.5 Million to the victims. Or have they just been given recovery that falls short of what they lost? Anyone know someone who has yet to be made whole again?
Be on the lookout for a GT3RS with 'SCAMD' or something similar as a vanity plate - lol.
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Originally Posted by rich.7
“Months later, all the affected owners have been made whole one way or another", Champion Porsche attorney Roy Diaz told the Orlando Sun-Sentinel
Is this accurate? Have the victims actually been made whole again? I emphasize on "whole" in regards to monetary recovery because I don't expect the dealership to have retunred $2.5 Million to the victims. Or have they just been given recovery that falls short of what they lost? Anyone know someone who has yet to be made whole again?
Is this accurate? Have the victims actually been made whole again? I emphasize on "whole" in regards to monetary recovery because I don't expect the dealership to have retunred $2.5 Million to the victims. Or have they just been given recovery that falls short of what they lost? Anyone know someone who has yet to be made whole again?
From the stories I heard, they were fully reimbursing those deposits to buyers scammed by Shiraaz and also getting them into a comparable GT car.
So put down a $15K-$30K deposit to Shiraaz, Champion was making good on it.
What choice do they have? He was representing them and employed by them as a VP.
If they weren't, we'd be hearing about it trust me.