From the archives

The owner and general manager of a Redwood City auto repair shop Group Specialist kept dead mice and droppings on hand, using both as props to convince customers they needed $1.2 million in fraudulent repairs, according to prosecutors who charged the pair with dozens of felonies the week of June 28, 2008.



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