Posted 4:48 PM 6/4/2012 : Columbia Auto Dealer Pleads Guilty to $1.7 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
JEFFERSON CITY - Federal officials revealed Monday the owner of three Columbia auto dealerships pleaded guilty last week in federal court to a $1.7 million bank fraud scheme that involved financing for more than 100 vehicles.
Aaron Matthew Payne, 39, of O'Fallon, Mo., pleaded guilty on