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This photo, supplied by the Tooele County Jail, shows 52-year-old owner of Legacy Auto Sales of Scottsbluff, Neb., Allen Patch, after his arrest. Police in Tooele County, Utah, have arrested Patch and another executive from the western Nebraska car dealership where 81 vehicles worth roughly $2.5 million vanished along with the executives. A third executive plans to surrender in Scottsbluff. About two dozen missing vehicles were traced to Salt Lake City. Six others were found at the Scottsbluff airport, and the FBI found some of the other vehicles in Las Vegas.(AP Photo/Tooele County Jail)

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Former Logan and Nebraska vehicle dealer execs sue bank, Toyota arm

By TIMBERLY ROSS Associated Press Writer

Story Created: Sep 10, 2010 at 8:37 AM MST

Story Updated: Sep 10, 2010 at 8:37 AM MST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Three former executives of a Scottsbluff car
dealership have filed a lawsuit against their bank and Toyota's
financial arm over accusations that the three stole dozens of
vehicles off their own lot.

Allen Patch, Rachel Fait and Rick Covello were investigated
after more than 80 vehicles disappeared from Legacy Auto Group in
March 2009 and later turned up in Utah, Wyoming, Las Vegas and in
Scottsbluff. Charges were dropped.

In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, the auto executives
say Platte Valley Bank and Toyota gave false information to
authorities that indicated they - not the auto dealership - owned
the vehicles.

Platte Valley Bank has asked for the case to be dismissed. Messages left for a Toyota attorney wasn't immediately returned.

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Jonas said on Monday, Sep 13 at 12:13 AM

Pay attention Steve, the writer is listed above the caption after the picture. This is an AP story, a national news group... This wasn't written locally.

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Steve said on Friday, Sep 10 at 8:35 PM

Jimmy Murdock must have written this story - "Messages left for a Toyota attorney wasn't immediately returned". If I were thses three, I would be suing the Radio group for running the caption with these photo which presents the case as something other than it currently is.

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