EZ Used Cars and Trucks out of a small strip mall was busted for money laundering, only because it was discovered to have issued over one thousand temp license plates, but not having sold a single car.

Investigators discovered that during a 13-month period, from Jan. 1, 2021, through Jan. 31, 2022, Tina Jimenez issued no buyer's tags, which means she sold no cars.

However, she issued 1,037 dealer tags.

Sgt. Jose Escribano of Precinct 3 Constable's Office in Travis County texas, told ABC news that those who are buying the tags are often trying to hide offenses.

"They use them for human smuggling. They use them to hide the identity of the car, which is very easy to do," he explained. "Any one of those tags can wind up on a car that does robberies, burglaries."

https://abc7chicago.com/car-dealership-license-plates-tina-maria-jimenez-money-laundering/13653551/