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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis woman has been charged after police say she forged information to purchase a 2017 Chevrolet Corvette.
Police say that on Thursday, a dealer at Jim Keras Chevrolet reported fraud to Memphis police when he noticed that the address on an online application raised a red flag from a previous fraudulent sale.
The name on the application was "Julie Wilson," and despite this being fraudulent information, the application was approved through General Motors Financial Company, police say.
A woman arrived at the dealership and told the dealer that she was Julie Wilson, and signed all documents under the same name.
Officers arrived on the scene and determined that the woman was actually 52-year-old Lora McClung, according to her driver's license.
McClung was unable to give a statement to investigators because she was intoxicated, police say.
She was then transported to Jail East.
The Corvette was valued at $85,255.20, according to police
McClung is charged with forgery and theft of merchandise valued between $60,000-$250,000.
Both are felony charges.
According to police documents, McClung is known to go by multiple aliases, including Shalanda Arbur, Teresa Jones, Laura Hayes, and others.
In 2011, McClung was charged with aggravated burglary and theft of property valued between $1,000-$10,000 after a home was burglarized and items of value were pawned.
She is being held on a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 27.
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Police: Woman, intoxicated, charged with using fake name to steal $85k Corvette
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A man was arrested after allegedly using a fake wire transfer to steal a Corvette from a local dealership.
On May 23, a store manager at Jim Keras Subaru filed a theft report with the Memphis Police Department.
According to an affidavit, a man named Robert Allen went to the dealership, at 2110 Covington Pike, three days earlier to purchase a 2018 Chevy Corvette.
Allen agreed to the purchase price and showed a screenshot of a wire transfer verification from Wells Fargo Bank for $69,811.77, records show.
Because it was a Saturday, dealership employees could not contact the bank to verify the wire transfer.
Allen drove away in the Corvette.
When employees later attempted to verify the wire transfer, they were told it was fake, the affidavit said.
A subpoena was issued to Wells Fargo, and they confirmed they had no record of Robert Allen or loan for Robert Allen.
The dealership lost over $62,000 for the cash value of the vehicle and taxes, records show.
Allen is charged with Forgery and Theft of Property.
Man used fake funds to steal $69K Corvette from Memphis dealership, police say
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