Once again, the issue of vehicle fraud crimes is hitting the news.  This time in Baltimore, Md.

In today's Baltimore Examiner, reporter Carolyn Peirce digs into the consumer and homeland security issues associated with vehicle fraud crimes like VIN Cloning, odometer rollbacks and vehicle title washing.  

Peirce clearly illustrates, through in depth interviews, with people like Greg Terp of the Miami Dade Police Department and Frank Scafidi from the National Insurance Crime Bureau just how these crimes occur.  But perhaps more importantly, in a separate piece, she also articulates the need for the solution to these crimes:  NMVTIS.

But what is disheartening is that she also interviewed the press secretary in Sen. Mikulski's (D-MD) office and learned there are no federal funds from the Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee in this fiscal year to support this federally-mandated system that studies say have benefits in the billions.

Maybe next year.

Until next time, stay safe behind the wheel

Jason D. King
VP, Public Relations and Info. Serv.
AAMVA
jking@aamva.org

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