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On Dec. 15, 2016, BBB received a communication from Wael Hashem stating that the business was sold to another owner.On Jan. 14, 2017 BBB received a communication from Wael Hashem stating he had received a down payment from the new principal and was continuing to list his name with the business until payment in full was completed.
According to information registered with the Ohio Secretary of State https://www5.sos.state.oh.us/ords/f?p=100:7:0::NO:7:P7_CHARTER_NUM:1640483 as of Jan. 17, 2017:
- WAEL A. HASHEM is listed as agent/registrant for LUXURY AUTO SALES LLC
- an amendment registered 09/23/2016 indicates the company added the name Reham M. Ibrahim to the company http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/reports/rwservlet?imgc12g&Din=201627100338
On Jan. 24, 2017, BBB received information from the business indicating the name styles Reham Labib and Reham Ibrahim are the same person.
According to the information BBB has at this time, on Oct. 11, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service reported that Wael Hasham pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering relative to the sale of a vehicle for cash from an illegal source. According to the IRS, court documents state that Hasham owned and operated Luxury Auto Sales, LLC and in August 2016 sold a vehicle to an undercover law enforcement officer who represented that money being used to purchase the vehicle was the proceeds of the sale of narcotics, that Hasham accepted $25,000 as payment, that Hasham falsified paperwork to make it appear as though he sold the vehicle for $12,995, and that between January 2011 and August 2016 Hasham and/or Luxury Auto Sales, LLC sold at least 30 other vehicles in this same manner. Sentencing for Wael Hasham is scheduled for March 16, 2017. For more details regarding this government action you may wish to contact:
- The IRS Criminal Investigation Office, 401 N. Front St., Columbus, OH 43215, (614)744-3130 concerning CI Release # CINFO-2016-20
- The US Attorney Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, 614-469-5715 concerning Case # 2:16-cr-00186-EAS
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