The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 101

SEPTEMBER 26, 1 990 Wht Atlanta Imtrnal AND CONSTITUTION G-fr 18 lose cars in alleged scam Keysville Two lawsuits settled Keysville: Dispute over boundary ends pf) Augusta umbus Ju Savannah AlbanyVGEORGIA yf investigators have identified 18 victims, said Investigator Jim Freeland. "And this is the tip of the iceberg," he added. "I'm starting to get calls daily from people who are waiting for the titles to their new cars." The Cobb County District Attorney's office is working with Powder Springs police, digging through the business's seized records to locate other possible victims. Mr. Lefebvre had allegedly purchased cars in a similar fashion in the metro area and from as far away as Kentucky, Investigator Free-land said.

"There's going to be lawsuits flying all over the place," said Lawrenceville police Investigator Bill Brown. "People are trying to figure out some way to get back their cars. Or their money." Some customers took out loans to buy the cars, loans they still have to repay even though they don't have a car to show for it, he said. Jail, according to records, and is charged with four counts of theft by conversion, two counts of theft by deception and two counts of theft by taking. In Lawrenceville, he was arrested last week on eight counts of theft by deception and posted $40,000 bond.

"It's not a matter for the newspapers," Mr. Lefebvre said from his Austell home Tuesday. "Just remember, there's always more to it. But what I've got to say, I'll say before a judge. I've got no comment." Police have impounded the Arlington Blount late model used cars including several Lincoln Continentals retailing for about $100,000 in all.

Since Mr. Lefebvre allegedly never had title to the cars, police maintain, neither do his unsuspecting customers. Mr. Lefebvre may have obtained on insufficiently covered drafts at least 10 other cars which he then sold, Powder Springs police said. So far, Police say dealer didn't own vehicles By Rob Johnson Staff writer J.L.

McPherson had pondered the customized Chevrolet van over breakfast one August morning, staring through the restaurant's front window to the car lot across the street. He later paid cash for the $8,250 van at Car Co. in Powder Springs. Three weeks later a Lawrenceville detective told him he didn't own the vehicle after all. owner Terry Michael Lefebvre, 36, of 4510 Glory Drive, Austell, allegedly sold the van as one of eight luxury cars he obtained from Lawren-ceville's Arlington Blount Ford Inc.

on bad bank drafts, authorities said. Mr. Lefebvre was freed Monday on a $50,000 property bond from the Cobb County Continued from Gl the old school house was destroyed in 1895, but they were reestablished by the state general attorney's office in 1987. The ruling "finally and irrevocably" ends the dispute, which has been fought in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and allows the city government to "move ahead with conducting city business," Mr.

McDonald said. Whites, who own much of the property in Keysville, had said they were concerned that if the city continues to build, they will get stuck with the bill. Blacks, who make up 80 percent of the population, dismissed the complaints as an effort to stifle black voting strength. State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta), who helped city officials revive the government, said he was confident the city would win.

"I knew all along that no mat ter which judge reviewed the file, he would rule in favor of the citizens fighting for reactivation of the government," said Mr. The battle began in 1985, when a grocery store owner petitioned the Burke County Commission for a beer license. The commission had no jurisdiction since Keysville's city charter was in place, and told the applicant to go to the city City government was suspended in Keysville in 1933, but that request sparked local residents to hold an election in 1988. Emma Gresham was elected mayor, and four blacks won seats on the five-member City Council, but whites quickly raised legal challenges to the outcome. Although an Augusta Superior Court judge ruled the election invalid, in part because the white residents raised questions about the town's boundaries, that order was set aside by a federal court.

Staff The U.S. Supreme Court refused to rule on whether a panel of three federal judges properly allowed the January 1988 election and instead returned the case to federal court. Meanwhile, Mr. Brooks said city officials have been improving the town. Georgia Power Co.

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