Government Failed to Create Auto Fraud Database, Groups Say
 
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 20:24:00 -0600 (CST)


Feb. 6, 2008

Department of Justice Has Failed to Produce National Database to 
Help Prevent Auto Fraud, Safety Groups Say

Information Would Help Consumers Identify Rebuilt Vehicles, 
Safety Defects

WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 15 years after Congress required the 
federal government to set up a national database to allow car 
buyers to determine whether a vehicle has been stolen or rebuilt 
after a wreck, the system is still not in place, three consumers 
groups said Wednesday in a lawsuit filed against the Department 
of Justice (DOJ).

READ the entire press release at 
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2603.

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