Car Dealership Employee Arrested for Stealing Down Payments

Stealing customers` down payments: a manager of a Shreveport car dealership is accused of doing just that. 36 year old Carey Broudy, the former financial manager for Holmes Honda, was arrested for stealing more than $15,000 from Holmes Honda. Shreveport Police say he manipulated paper work, pocketed down payments and changed interest rates. "You can either forge documents or destroy documents," Kacee Hargrave, Shreveport Police Dept. said," but when you`re dealing with this kind of money, you`re going to get caught." Police say the dealership was alerted to the problem when a customer came in to pick up his license plate for a recently purchased car and Holmes Honda had no record of it. Broudy was arrested soon after that. Shreveport Police say it`s a crime that`s fairly common. "It happens, the person needs the money and it`s there for the taking," Hargrave said. Holmes Honda would not comment on Broudy`s arrest because it is a pending case. As for Broudy, he is out on $20,000 bond, but, he will soon plead his case in a court of law. If you intend on buying a car or making any other expensive purchase, be sure to save your receipts and all paperwork. You never know when you might need it. If you have a problem with a business, government agency, individual or just want us to look into an issue, let the KTAL Troubleshooters help you. Call our hotline at (318) 629-7113 or email us at troubleshooters@ktalnews.tv.