San Antonio Used Car Dealer Employee Sentenced for Odometer Tampering

SAN ANTONIO – A used car dealership manager in San Antonio was sentenced in a federal court to six months in prison and ordered to pay more than $260,000 in restitution for odometer tampering.

According to court documents, Felipe Alcibar, 62, was the primary party responsible for the day-to-day operations of Autotex Financial, a used car dealership. Beginning no later than October 2020 and continuing until at least November 2023, Alcibar knowingly and intentionally disconnected, reset or altered the odometers on multiple vehicles that had been purchased by Autotex and that were advertised for sale to the general public.

Alcibar was charged in a one-count information filed Oct. 8, 2024. He pleaded guilty Oct. 30, 2024. In addition to a six month prison sentence, Alcibar was ordered to pay a restitution of $264,747.05.

Acting U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

The Department of Transportation Office of Odometer Fraud investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Chung prosecuted the case.

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