Florida boy may have bought car online

[William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>]

http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500248954-500370849-502218511-0,00.html

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (September 9, 2000 8:41 p.m. EDT
http://www.nandotimes.com) - A 15-year-old unlicensed driver who
crashed through a fence and ran over a stop sign may have bought the
car by tapping a state account through the Internet, police say.

Terrance Lloyd bought the $15,000 Plymouth Neon last month from a
Chrysler dealer, negotiating the deal through e-mail and telephone
calls, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported Saturday.

Court records show the boy paid for the car using CheckFree, a service
that allows customers to send checks electronically. The account the
check was drawn on belongs to the State of Florida Disbursement Unit,
which issues child support payments.

CheckFree told authorities the boy sent out an additional $105,000 in
checks to other retailers, but only the auto dealer delivered
merchandise, court records show.

Lloyd, who is too young to get a license, ran over the fence and sign
last month, the day after it was delivered. He was cited for driving
without a license. He not been charged with any crimes in connection
with the car purchase but is being investigated for grand theft and
fraud, the Herald-Tribune reported.

The boy's mother denies that her son illegally bought the car.


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