https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/01/11/feds-charge-bay-area-luxury-car-dealer-with-bilking-clients-on-car-prices-tax-evasion/

SAN FRANCISCO — A Bay Area man who operated a Marin County luxury car dealership has been charged in federal court with two felonies for allegedly cheating consignment sellers and evading payroll taxes, court records show.

Walter Dawydiak was charged in December with mail fraud, which carries a 20-year maximum prison sentence, and tax evasion, which is punishable by up to five years in prison. An early court appearance has been set for Jan. 27. The mail fraud charge alleges Dawydiak bilked consignment sellers from January 2014 to September 2019, court records show.