GT car / Salesman - Shiraaz Sookralli - Champion Porsche's VP of Marketing
09-17-2018, 01:22 PM
#1201
Race Director
Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Wasn't Shiraaz married into the family?
I thought Shiraaz and Mitra were brother in law?
I thought Shiraaz and Mitra were brother in law?
09-17-2018, 01:22 PM
#1202
I do not know much (really anything) about the 911r issue. Nor do I care - Champion is on the hook for the deposits. So I do not see a need to dig deeper into the well. If the customers are made whole, that ends the matter Some folks seem to want to be made whole AND extract a pound of flesh...for something that didnt happen to them.
You started out asserting that there were indeed SAFEGUARDS taken by Champion and how would anyone of us know that they didnt do a criminal background check or any due-diligence. - - - Now, you conveniently dont care about his having been named as a defendant in a 911r lawsuit.
Perhaps you should avoid jumping into a thread real late in the game.
Or not bothering to read everything that has been presented.... even when it (the 911r lawsuit) was posted by STG just 2 pages back on Page #79.
It makes you look lazy and stupid.
Here, I will help enable your laziness one more time:
The most damning piece of evidence that the dealership knew Sookralli was at least capable of something like this comes from another lawsuit filed against both parties by a second dealer earlier this year. Back in the summer of 2016, M & L Luxury Cars entered into agreements to buy two $500,000 Porsche 911Rs, one directly from Champion through Sookralli and the second from an entity called Rampage Motors Inc.—another one of Sookralli's shells.
The first car was never delivered, resulting in a protracted back-and-forth over the state of the $350,000 deposit. The second was delivered but at a $350,000 markup, and M & L Luxury Cars' demand for a refund was met with a series of bad checks from Sookralli before the lawsuit was filed this February. Seeing as how Champion Porsche is directly named in the suit, it's impossible to believe the dealership didn't know about Sookralli's apparent predilection for fraud. Whether that constitutes legal liability relating to the current case will be a critical point of contention for both sides going forward.
Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive
Last edited by Diablo Dude; 09-17-2018 at 01:37 PM.
09-17-2018, 01:27 PM
#1203
Was wondering the same thing. Glad I'm not the only one finding it difficult to balance redstreak's posts.
09-17-2018, 01:28 PM
#1204
It seemed to be a well known fact at the dealership. What we don't know is why he finally cracked and took the cash and ran?? Seems to coincide with Dave Maraj's (Champions owner) mysterious drowning death.
Slipped and hit his head while boat was docked at the Boca Country club. Police called at 2:15am in the morning! More questions than answers.
I hear the investigation may have been reopened. I need to confirm that.
Slipped and hit his head while boat was docked at the Boca Country club. Police called at 2:15am in the morning! More questions than answers.
I hear the investigation may have been reopened. I need to confirm that.
09-17-2018, 01:30 PM
#1205
Perfect Angel
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I can't imagine that the ownership would be complicit unless this was purely a tax dodge on their part. Think about it for a second: would you forgo millions of dollars every year for as long as you decided to work just to grab a fraction of that and end the revenue stream for eternity?
Doesn't make sense unless they truly thought this could be a tax dodge they could keep running for a long time.
Blow the whole thing up for 2.5 million or make 2.5 million every year for the next 30 years.
I just don't see the upside for the owner in it. The employee absolutely.
Doesn't make sense unless they truly thought this could be a tax dodge they could keep running for a long time.
Blow the whole thing up for 2.5 million or make 2.5 million every year for the next 30 years.
I just don't see the upside for the owner in it. The employee absolutely.
09-17-2018, 01:32 PM
#1206
Burning Brakes
Just to clear things up everything negative I have said is about shiraaz sorry about my error up there. Mitra as far as I know is a person of high moral caliber. Like his father was. He though of shiraaz as his brother. I highly doubt champion had anything to do with this disaster. I really believe it was only shiraaz from what I know. Whether you think I’m credible or not this is the truth based on my experience.
09-17-2018, 01:36 PM
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I’ve talked to people there, one person who I mentioned the 2.5mil replied with “you think that’s all he stole? That’s pocket change” which leads me to believe he had other illicit dealings that will come to light.
09-17-2018, 01:37 PM
#1208
Yes please, we'd really like to get some more info on the man. Was he a manual kinda guy or PDK? Aspirated or turbo? GT3 with a wing or touring?
09-17-2018, 01:39 PM
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09-17-2018, 01:40 PM
#1210
Cyber Mob Rule
What we know is this: A salesman working for Champion allegedly took customer deposits for Porsche automobiles and deposited the funds in an account which included the name Champion but was not an account of Copans Motors or Champion Porsche as we know it. That salesman is missing, the deposits that went into an account controlled by that salesman are missing and the customers affected did not receive either a car or the return of their deposit.
As of now, Champion Porsche, under Mitra Maraj's direction, is working to find out who the victims are and make them whole. If Champion didn't take the deposit how would they even know who was ripped off? This may take some time. For all we know there may be more victims and even fake victims. I would expect that the authorities are looking for SS, the alleged perpetrator. I say alleged because to the best of my knowledge he has not been convicted of this crime. This is still the U.S.
09-17-2018, 01:40 PM
#1211
09-17-2018, 01:48 PM
#1212
Burning Brakes
I can't imagine that the ownership would be complicit unless this was purely a tax dodge on their part. Think about it for a second: would you forgo millions of dollars every year for as long as you decided to work just to grab a fraction of that and end the revenue stream for eternity?
Doesn't make sense unless they truly thought this could be a tax dodge they could keep running for a long time.
Blow the whole thing up for 2.5 million or make 2.5 million every year for the next 30 years.
I just don't see the upside for the owner in it. The employee absolutely.
Doesn't make sense unless they truly thought this could be a tax dodge they could keep running for a long time.
Blow the whole thing up for 2.5 million or make 2.5 million every year for the next 30 years.
I just don't see the upside for the owner in it. The employee absolutely.
09-17-2018, 01:50 PM
#1213
09-17-2018, 01:53 PM
#1215
Race Director
Originally Posted by C5driver
Agreed. If they were as close as it seems, I can see the owner being blindsided by SS also. When you have a close relationship with someone, either personally or professionally, it's just human nature to trust that person. Unfortunately, sometimes that trust is violated, and this is what it seems like. It doesn't make any business sense, from a risk/reward perspective.
Nobody was that blindsided as to Shiraaz's character.