Interpretation ID: nht89-2.15

TYPE: INTERPRETATION-NHTSA

DATE: 06/19/89

FROM: KENNETH E. TOMPOR -- AUTO BROKERS AND LEASING LTD

TO: JOSEPH THRASHER -- NEWPORT BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 04/30/90 FROM STEPHEN P. WOOD -- NHTSA TO KENNETH E. TOMPOR; REDBOOK A35; PART 593; LETTER DATED 04/26/90 FROM KENNETH TOMPOR TO STEPHEN P. WOOD -- NHTSA; RE IMPORT OF 1985 FERRARI 288 GTO AS OF TODAY 04/26/90; OCC 4706

TEXT: PURSUANT TO OUR PHONE CONVERSATION OF JUNE 15, 1989, I AM WRITING AT YOUR REQUEST TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST MR. RAYMOND DEANGELO.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FACTS RELATED TO THE PURCHASE AND SUBSEQUENT THEFT OF MY 1985 FERRARI, VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ZFFPA16B000054245.

MR. TONY CARLIN OF 5 GENEVE NEWPORT BEACH, ACTING AS MY AGENT, BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, PAID FOR THE VEHICLE AND RECEIVED ALL PAPERWORK ON THE CAR FROM MR. RAYMOND DE ANGELO ON OCTOBER 10, 1988. MR. DE ANGELO CASHED THE CHECKS ON OCTOBER 11, 1988. (SEE ENCL OSED DOCUMENTS).

THE CAR WAS DELIVERED ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 14th. TO MR. CARLIN'S RESIDENCE. IT WAS TO REMAIN THERE UNTIL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE FOR SHIPMENT TO ME IN ROCHESTER MICHIGAN. ALL PAPERWORK WAS FORWARDED TO ME AT THAT TIME. I HAVE IT IN MY POS SESSION NOW.

ON NOVEMBER 6th, MR. DE ANGELO CAME OVER TO MR. CARLINS HOME, ASKED TO SEE THE CAR, AND WHEN MR. CARLINI WALKED INTO HIS HOME, MR. DE ANGELO DROVE THE CAR AWAY, RIGHT OUT OF MR CARLIN'S GARAGE.

IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. DE ANGELO SINCE THAT DATE, HE HAS ADMITTED TO HAVING THE CAR IN HIS POSSESSION, BUT REFUSED TO RETURN IT TO MR. CARLINI OR TO MYSELF. HE ALSO HAS NOT RETURNED THE MONEY FOR AUTOMOBILE. HIS EXPLINATION FOR HIM TAKING THE CAR IS THAT HE HAD NOT SOLD IT FOR ENOUGH. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE VALUE OF THE FERRARI HAS GONE UP SUBSTANTIALLY AND MR. DE ANGELO IS VERY AWARE OF THAT FACT. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND HIS RELUCTANCE TO ALLEVIATE CRIMINAL ALTERCATIONS, AND ONLY WISH TO HAVE THE CAR RETURNED TO ME. I SINCERELY HOPED THAT WE COULD STRAIGHTEN THIS MATTER OUT BETWEEN OURSELVES, BUT TO THIS DATE, HE WILL NOT RETURN ANY CALLS AND I CANNOT BE OUT THE AUTOMOBILE OR THE MONEY ANY LONGER.

THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, I REMAIN

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