[habnds]

not very much room... the companies weren't all that separate and fedex profited off the alleged fraud

>>> FedEx started auctioning old vans off through its fleet company, Holman Fleet Leasing (also a defendant in the lawsuit). The lawsuit alleges that both FedEx and Holman intentionally replaced the odometers to artificially inflate the values of the vans, so they'd sell for higher prices at various auctions throughout the United States. Then, according to the accusations, both companies would split the profits.

[sunk1st]

The allegation is that both FedEx and Holman were involved, yes. If FedEx can produce an audit trail showing that the vehicles left FedEx facilities with true odometers then I don’t think Holman stands a chance.

[unregistereddev]

Or if FedEx can produce an audit trail indicating the odometers were faulty and had been replaced. A vehicle with 400,000 miles has seen a lot. If the dash gauges were replaced around 220,000 miles, then 180,000 miles have passed since then - and the new odometer will read 180,000.

It is normal practice to replace a broken odometer with a new one. That is not fraudulent. However, when that vehicle is sold the seller is legally required to flag the title.

A lot of liability depends on why the odometer was replaced, who transferred the title (does FedEx transfer the title to Holman before sending the vehicle to auction, or does Holman hold the title the entire time?), and whether the title was appropriately flagged as "Not actual mileage".