Philadelphia Man Charged in $2.5 Million Vehicle Sales Scam

Edward Scott Rock allegedly defrauded over 120 customers, many with disabilities or mobility issues, across 36 states without delivering the vehicles they paid for.

• Edward Scott Rock, a 47-year-old Philadelphia man, has been charged with fraudulently taking more than $2.5 million from customers in 36 states for vehicles, many of which were advertised as being equipped for users with disabilities or mobility issues, but failing to deliver those vehicles.
• In one instance, Rock is accused of agreeing to sell a wheelchair-accessible 2017 Ford Transit 150 van to 13 different customers between February 2022 and January 2023, collecting more than $260,000 in total, but only delivering the van to one buyer without a proper title.
• Approximately two-thirds of Rock’s 120 alleged victims were people with disability or mobility issues, people over age 65, or businesses that provide transportation services for those people.
• If convicted, Rock faces a maximum possible sentence of 170 years in prison, a $2.75 million fine, as well as restitution and forfeiture.
• Rock's license to sell cars in Pennsylvania expired in May.

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