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HENRICO COUNTY,VA June 29 2011 A scam by a Beaumont Juvenile Corrections officer has him under investigation, arrested and out of a job today as he is accused of defrauding area women out of thousands of dollars by selling them what appeared to be gently used vehicles. Instead, victim say, they were salvaged vehicles with stolen inspection stickers.

One Henrico woman says Meshack Obinna runs an auto dealership called, Southern Auto Sales and Rentals. The woman says she never received the title stating her car was rebuilt. The Henrico lady says she was skeptical and took the case to police and they realized her 2001 Nissan Altima also had a stolen inspection sticker, belonging to a newer vehicle.

Obinna tells CBS 6, the lady is telling a lie and he gave her the vehicle for free. However, the woman tells us, she paid close to $2700 for the car and has a paper receipt as proof.

Police believe other women were targeted by Obinna. They are urging you to review your automobile title and inspection sticker.
Obinna has been arrested and faces several felony charges. Police are also continuing their investigation and are asking anyone who has bought a vehicle from Obinna to contact police.