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CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : BISHOP : Car Dealer Charged With Arson, Fraud

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Bishop car dealer Joe Green has been arrested and charged with arson and embezzlement of more than $100,000 after an investigation into a fire that destroyed his General Motors/Nissan dealership on Feb. 12. The fire at Green Motors started only hours after a surprise audit by General Motors Acceptance Corp. had determined that 13 cars were unaccounted for and that money for the cars had not been paid to GMAC, according to police. The fire caused an estimated $1.2-million damage to the dealership.

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