A Denver grand jury has indicted 12 people on 187 counts in an alleged, multiyear scheme involving stolen tow trucks, fraudulent vehicle sales and predatory towing, Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced Oct. 8. The indictment alleges the conduct caused at least $2.5 million in losses from June 25, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2026. The charges include forgery, theft and alleged efforts to defraud creditors, the Colorado Department of Revenue and insurance companies. The defendants have not been convicted, and the allegations remain to be proven in court. Two defendants, Oscar Salinas Jr. and Zaki Meharzi, are accused of using a towing business to carry out crimes that included stealing Lamborghinis and other high-value vehicles, according to the indictment. Prosecutors allege they also acquired stolen tow trucks, switched vehicle identification numbers illegally and used false or forged documents to remove legal claims on vehicles before selling them, sometimes with help from associates. The indictment also describes alleged towing practices at crash scenes. Drivers are accused of approaching people involved in collisions and using false or misleading claims to obtain permission to tow their vehicles. Prosecutors say some owners and insurers then faced excessive towing and storage bills, leaving them to pay the fees or risk abandoning their vehicles. Walsh described the investigation as uncovering an alleged criminal enterprise that used stolen tow trucks to tow vehicles under false pretenses in the Denver metro area. A more than 130-page indictment details vehicle sales in Denver, Columbus, Ohio, and other cities. Some allegations involve vehicle financing agreements spanning six to seven years, while charges involving Lamborghinis cite values above $150,000, with some exceeding $200,000.