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Friday, June 28, 2013
A north Alabama car dealer has pleaded guilty to refusing to adjust a vehicle loan for a National Guard member who went off to war.
Federal prosecutors say 75-year-old Carl Ralph Nuss of Cullman pleaded guilty Thursday to violating federal protections for active-duty service members.
Nuss could be sentenced to as much as two years in prison and fined $200,000.
The vehicle dealer earlier had denied doing anything wrong.
Authorities say a 22-year-old service member bought a Ford Sport-Trac from Nuss in 2011 and was later called to active duty in Afghanistan.
The guardsman last year requested a reduction in his 25% annual interest charge, as required by federal law. Nuss refused and repossessed the truck.
Nuss owns North Alabama Wholesale Autos in Cullman.
Sentencing is Sept. 12.
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