Ries v. Adduci

Petitioner Joseph R. Ries (hereinafter petitioner) engaged in the business of selling used cars and operating a car rental agency, was registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles (hereinafter DMV) in January 1982 as a motor vehicle dealer. On January 25, 1984, he was convicted in Federal court of violating 15 USC §§ 1984, 1990c (a) and 18 USC § 2; he pleaded guilty to tampering, in February 1980, with the odometer of a motor vehicle. When this information came to its attention, DMV charged petitioner with violating Vehicle and Traffic Law § 415 (9) (c) (committing a fraudulent trade…