| Number | 21351 |
| Subject | Fraud |
| Source | News (Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| State | NY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Publication Date | 07/09/2006 |
| Summary | A computer analysis of more than 38,000 parking tickets revealed that a police officer was assessing towing charges on hundreds of tickets he wrote for illegally parked cars – even though he never summoned a tow truck. The charges for the phantom tows totaled nearly $10,000, making him the city’s most prolific ticket writer. After the story, the city suspended the officer, offered refunds and no longer allows ticketing officers to assess towing charges. |
| Category | General |
| Pages | 7 |
| Keywords | car; towing; ticket; fraud; police officer; parking; parking ticket |
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