Five charged in Twin Cities odometer fraud
Hennepin County prosecutors charged five relatives â Ilie Tudor, 27; Ionut Todur, 29; Florin Tudor, 31; Vasile Tudor, 26; and David Tudor, 22 â with odometer tampering, theft by swindle and concealing criminal proceeds after a scheme to buy vehicles cheaply, roll back miles and resell them on Facebook Marketplace. Investigators recovered a Toyota Tundra in north Minneapolis showing more than 110,000 fewer miles than previously recorded and say all five suspects have left Minnesota, with warrants issued and at least two believed to have fled the country.
đ Key Facts
- Charges: odometer tampering, theft by swindle, concealing criminal proceeds filed in Hennepin County District Court
- Method: oil poured into a radiator to fake an engine leak; odometer on a Tundra reduced from 238,939 to 128,343 miles
- Locations: vehicles found at a north Minneapolis property and later near the I-35/I-94 interchange; tracked via city surveillance and license plate readers
- Status: all five believed no longer in Minnesota; arrest warrants issued