Wichita-area car dealer indicted by grand jury

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Prosecutors say a federal grand jury has indicted a Wichita-area businessman with 27 counts of criminal misconduct connected to altering vehicle odometers.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Wichita says Adam Newbrey, 31, of Derby, operated three used car dealerships in Wichita:

Ideal Motors

Midwest Wholesale

Prestige Motors

According to investigators, in 2020 and 2021, Newbrey purchased used vehicles in Kansas and Oklahoma, allegedly altered the odometers, and then allegedly used fraudulent documents to obtain titles from the Kansas Department of Revenue with the falsified odometer readings.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office also alleges that he used the titles with the mispresented mileage to defraud customers who purchased vehicles.

Prosecutors say Newbrey is charged with:

One count of conspiracy to commit odometer fraud,

Nine counts of odometer tampering,

Seven counts of mail fraud,

Nine counts of aggravated identity theft and

One count of wire fraud.

Newbrey appeared in court Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brooks Severson of the U.S. District Court.

The Kansas Department of Revenue – Office of Special Investigations and the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Office of Odometer Fraud Investigation are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Deb Barnett is prosecuting the case.

KSN News has tried to reach Newbrey for comment. We will update this story if he responds.