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Major lawsuit alleging car restoration business scam or fraud

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Brian T Hall

A major lawsuit alleging car restoration business scam or fraud was filed against Defenders Northwest, LLC. The legal documents filed explain that Defenders Northwest, and its owners, not only engage in the import of gray market and contraband parts but are actually scamming people by taking on restoration projects to steal customers’ cars and money.


The lengthy legal documents filed in state court, meticulously describe how, with the help of some consultants, orchestrated a fraudulent scheme to cheat its customers in excess of six figures. Defenders Northwest markets itself through its website and various online discussion forums, auto shows, and social media.


Allegedly, the company kept running the scam for years, sending fraudulent invoices while making up excuses as to why the owners’ vehicles couldn’t be delivered. At one point, the company’s owners claimed that their shop was burgled, then COVID-19 delays and infrastructure problems led to more delays.


Allegedly, the projects entrusted to Defenders Northwest were leveraged to obtain sponsored parts for the famous Las Vegas-based SEMA auto show without the customers’ permission. SEMA is a trade industry event for automotive specialty equipment manufacturers to display alongside automotive manufacturers to debut new, innovative products, and connect with industry buyers from all over the world. According to the legal documents, the restoration project, which ran up to mid-six figures of unaccounted fees and fabricated invoices, was a carefully orchestrated fraud.

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