Subpoena related to a 2022 transaction at Red Rock Hyundai in which allegedly forged signatures were discovered by a credit union on purchase documents for a used 2020 GMC Sierra truck. Mr. Acevedo, the customer who tried to buy the vehicle, was the victim in the case.
The Colorado Attorney General and Auto Industry Division are subpoenaing documents related the alleged forgery of signatures discovered during a customer’s attempt to purchase a used truck at Red Rock Hyundai in 2022.
Jesus Acevedo, the victim of the alleged 2022 forgeries in the case, received a subpoena dated 8/29/2024 in the state’s case.
In January, 2022 Mr. Acevedo attempted to buy a 2020 GMC Sierra pickup from Red Rock Hyundai. He was never shown any of the documents from his purchase while he was at the Hyundai dealership. He saw them for the first time at the Sooper Credit Union, where he went to arrange financing. A loan officer printed out the documents from the sale and saw four signatures that didn’t look like Mr. Acevedo’s signature. He showed the signatures to Mr. Acevedo, who affirmed they were not his. One of the questionable signatures was on an agreement to buy a $10,000 extended warranty that Mr. Acevedo wasn’t told about and did not approve.
After the credit union discovered the forged signatures, Mr. Acevedo went back to the Hyundai dealership and confronted employees about it, and Red Rock unwound the deal.
The respondent in the state’s case in Anthony Calvillo, who was a finance manager at Red Rock Hyundai at the time. Calvillo is currently a salesman at Carville’s Auto Mart.
Other customers have made similar claims about Red Rock Nissan, and in August, 2023, two financial managers at Red Rock GMC on First Street were arrested on charges of forgery, criminal impersonation and identity theft.
Accusations of forgeries at Red Rock Auto dealerships was the subject of a KREX-TV news broadcast on January 25, 2023.
A January, 2023 lawsuit brought against Red Rock Hyundai by a local couple (pdf of lawsuit) accused the dealership of, among other things, fabricating utility bills from AT&T and XCel in their names and submitting them to potential lenders. The couple did not have an account with AT&T and noted the wrong address and account number were on the XCel Energy bill.
Red Rock settled the couple’s lawsuit for an unknown amount.
Page from subpoena in a case brought by the state against Anthony Calvillo
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It will be interesting to see how this turns out and how long it takes.
I’m still confused about the signature forgery. The allegedly forged signature looks quite similar to what Mr Acevedo says is his signature. I guess the state has experts to determine that sort of thing.
The decision about whether there was a forgery shouldn’t hinge on whether or not Acevedo wanted the warranty. The number of documents to sign at closing is mind-numbing…purposely I think.
And of course he did get to unwind his deal, so that might count for something.
I wonder if all the grief Red Rock gets is worth the money they make with their shady dealings
You should read my original article about Jesus Acevedo’s case. There’s more to it than I could fit in here.
I read it. That’s where the picture of the signature(s) is.