[spiro77]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Arizona


I met an auto technician recently who works at a dealership and he offered to repair my car for half the dealership rate. He says he knows a service advisor there and all I'd have to do was ask for this one service advisor, mention the tech's name and that I'm his friend and I would be "hooked up." The advisor would write up a small service while really a big job would be done. I'd pay the dealer for a small job and then afterwards the next day pay the tech (off the books) straight labor for his work on the big job. The tech said he even does this for the service advisors own personal vehicle and for friends and the service advisor knows what's going on and doesn't mind.

If I took him up on his offer would I be committing a crime? It seems like the tech and service advisor are risking a lot (their job) if they get busted but let's say they get busted after the owner looks at a ticket and wonders why he's doing a significant engine repair if the ticket says oil change only. Would I be on the hook for the full amount of repairs?

[seniorjudge]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Arizona


I met an auto technician recently who works at a dealership and he offered to repair my car for half the dealership rate. He says he knows a service advisor there and all I'd have to do was ask for this one service advisor, mention the tech's name and that I'm his friend and I would be "hooked up." The advisor would write up a small service while really a big job would be done. I'd pay the dealer for a small job and then afterwards the next day pay the tech (off the books) straight labor for his work on the big job. The tech said he even does this for the service advisors own personal vehicle and for friends and the service advisor knows what's going on and doesn't mind.

If I took him up on his offer would I be committing a crime? It seems like the tech and service advisor are risking a lot (their job) if they get busted but let's say they get busted after the owner looks at a ticket and wonders why he's doing a significant engine repair if the ticket says oil change only. Would I be on the hook for the full amount of repairs?

Q: If I took him up on his offer would I be committing a crime?

A: From your description, it is stealing.