Auto Dealer Fined for Targeting Military Members

Auto dealer fined $50,000 for ad targeting military 
The Leaf-Chronicle
April 20, 2015

NASHVILLE – Middle Tennessee auto dealer, Wholesale Inc., has agreed to immediately change its advertising practices and pay the State of Tennessee $50,000, Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced Monday.

A Davidson County Court approved the settlement between Wholesale Inc., the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, and the Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs.

The agreement centers around two advertising mailers sent to would be customers. One of the mailers specifically targeted service members living near Fort Campbell. Wholesale Inc. operates used car sales lots in downtown Nashville, the Rivergate area and in Mount Juliet.

After reviewing a service member’s complaint filed at Fort Campbell, the state alleged that the defendant made numerous false representations in violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.

According to the state, a fictitious lender called “CreditAble Auto Funding” claimed to be “by military, for military” and was offering a limited amount of loans to military personnel.
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