The State Police in Middletown report that Derek Winnie, proprietor of Winnie's Auto Sales in Saugerties, has been arrested and charged with various crimes related to the furnishing of fraudulent documents in the sale of a vehicle.
Here's the press release:
On April 12, 2011 The New York State Police at Kingston in conjunction with the Town of Saugerties Police Dept and The New York State Dept of Motor Vehicles Division of Field Investigations arrested Derek S. Winnie, age 43 of Saugerties, N.Y. Winnie is the owner and operator of Winnie’s Auto Sales on Rt 9W in Saugerties.
The arrest is the result of a lengthy investigation which indicated that Winnie had forged documents required by the New York State Dept of Motor Vehicles with regard to the sale of a motor vehicle at his place of business. It is alleged that Winnie provided false information about a vehicle that he sold and also filed an MV-50, retail certificate of sale, containing false information.
Winnie was charged with Falsifying Business Records 1st, Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd, Offering a false Instrument for Filing 1st, Forgery 2nd , Tampering With Public Records 1st, Scheme to Defraud 1st, Fraudulently Obtaining a Signature and Criminal Simulation. He was arraigned before Kingston City Court Judge Ball and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash/ $5,000 bond.
Anyone with possible related information is asked to contact State Police at 845-338-1702 or the Town of Saugerties Police Dept at 845-246-9800.
