McKinney used car dealer draws 15-year federal prison sentence

Richard Alan Arledge of McKinney has been sentenced to 188 months in prison for his role in helping drug dealers launder money. Arledge operated a car dealership that catered to criminal customers, according to the U.S. Justice Department. He would sell criminals Bentleys, Aston Martins and other luxury vehicles, accepting cash in pillowcases, shrink-wrapped plastic, even fast-food paper bags. He then promised the buyers not to report the transactions. The 55-year-old owner of Richard Arledge Suzuki is the latest to be sentenced for the money laundering scheme. Fourteen others have been convicted or pleaded guilty. 

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[Joey G. Dauben]

Richard Arledge gave me an exclusive interview last year, and it's probably worth looking into just for the sure heck of knowing what his "side" of the story is.

The government might scoff at it, but there's a lot to it.

[H]

Here's a story for you. Coke is packed in a car by a car dealer put in a dealers acution bought by another car dealer (drug dealer) who is from out of state then transported (smuggled) on an 18 wheeler safely up noth with very little risk - truck driver doens't know its in there and everything seems pretty legit. Maybe the DEA's reading this, been going on for years right here in your metroplex, they'll get em one day.

[H]

why erase my comment? its a true story but fake email.

[sk]

I met this person years ago. I have even been to his house once. I never would have guessed this. It's amazing how you don't really know somebody.