SAN ANTONIO – A used car dealership manager in San Antonio has been sentenced and fined for odometer tampering by a federal court, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Felipe Alcibar, 62, was sentenced to six months in prison and was ordered to pay more than $260,000 in restitution.
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Court documents reveal that Alcibar was responsible for the daily operations of Autotex Financial, a used car dealership and began illegal tampering on October 2020 and continued until at least November 2023.
During that time, Alcibar knowingly disconnected, reset, or altered the odometers on several vehicles purchased by Autotex, which were then advertised for sale to the public, a release from the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Authorities said Alcibar faced a one-count information charge filed on Oct. 8, 2024, and pleaded guilty on Oct. 30, 2024.
Alcibar was then sentenced to six months in prison. In all, she will be responsible for paying $264,747.05 in restitution.
The Department of Transportation Office of Odometer Fraud investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Chung prosecuted the case.
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