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Police arrested a Connecticut teacher who faces numerous charges in relation to a multi-state “title-washing” scheme involving stolen cars. Authorities accuse the English teacher of running an online scam using school computers. The scam involved him allegedly selling or trading multiple vehicles with phony VIN numbers.

The extensive scam involved altering bills of sale and other documents to illegally sell vehicles on Facebook. Stratford police began investigating the high school English teacher after receiving an anonymous tip in November 2025.

According to WTNH News, the teacher was initially arrested in January 2025 by Customs and Border Agents in New York. Authorities charged him as a fugitive from justice. He was held at Rikers Island Detention Center before being extradited to Connecticut.

Department of Motor Vehicles investigators arrested him again on Dec. 4, 2025, on five counts of second-degree forgery, three counts of larceny of a motor vehicle, and seven other charges.

Connecticut State Police (CSP) arrested the teacher again on Dec. 16, 2025, on two counts of second-degree forgery, and larceny of a motor vehicle. He was also charged with first-degree larceny, criminal impersonation, third-degree criminal mischief, and second-degree criminal trover.

The teacher allegedly kept the scam going well after his first arrest

Last week, police arrested him again and charged him with second-degree forgery, third-degree identity theft, and illegal operation of a repair business without a license, according to WTNH News.

The Stamford Advocate reports that, despite having been arrested multiple times, he allegedly continued to trade several Jeeps stolen from an upstate New York airport. He allegedly traded the stolen vehicles with victims for their own legitimately purchased vehicles in a sophisticated “title-washing” scheme.

Six months after his first arrest, the New Haven Register reports, the teacher also tried to register a 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that had been reported stolen in New York City .

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Doug Sheckler is a Senior Editor at MotorBiscuit and BroBible. He began his professional career working for an auto racing sanctioning body, and subsequently founded his own racing series, which remains in operation today. He has since spent the better part of two decades creating, editing, and writing for a variety of websites.

These days, he has a special affinity for hypercars and other exotic vehicles that he will never own. He also enjoys delving into stories about the world of criminals, the more foolish and/or clever the better, and is always up for a good conspiracy theory. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from the University of Iowa.

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