Long Island Auto Transport Broker

MYFOXNY.COM - Fox 5's Arnold Diaz has been reporting on a Long Island automobile transport broker for more than two years. Bayville-based A Blue Knight Auto Carrier has used many names, including A Eastern Connection.

Now in a major development, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced his office has obtained a consent order and judgment against the company, owned by Marguerite Cermola and Gregory Sclafani.

"Hundreds of consumers entrusted their vehicles to this company for safe transport, but the business repeatedly delivered little more than fraud and deception," Cuomo said. "My office will continue to hold companies accountable for dishonest business practices."

The consent order and judgment requires Cermola and Sclafani to pay $60,000 in restitution and $65,000 in penalties and costs to the state, Cuomo's office said. They also must put aside $50,000 for restitution for consumers who come forward in the future.

NOTE: Consumers who believe they were defrauded by A Blue Knight Auto Carrier, A Eastern Connection, Autotrail Transporters, or V&C Warehousing and Distribution have until March 30, 2010, to file a complaint with the attorney general's office in order to be considered for restitution.

To file a complaint you can contact Cuomo's Nassau County regional office at 516-248-3302 or his Suffolk County regional office at 631-231-2401.