Mystery leasing of luxe sedan paves way to celeb-studded LA-Michigan drug probe - The Detroit News
Detroit - - A federal grand jury is weighing charges in a case involving a fugitive and a $200,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom that's been leased, stolen, hidden and hunted by federal agents along a digital breadcrumb trail. "This case," said Peter Britton, a lawyer involved in the saga, "is about phantoms. , leased a silver and black 2006 Rolls-Royce Phantom with suicide doors. The deal was for one year and $33,000. The deal disintegrated almost immediately. 24, 2010, a month into the lease, an insurance company said her driver's license was phony and canceled her policy. Five months passed and by February 2011, there was still no Phantom, still no "Audrey Cretser. "This car," Oregon car leasing company owner Marty Kehoe said, "just disappeared. High end, high risk. Kehoe, who owns the Phantom, specializes in high-end leases and high-risk clients, a segment he targeted in 2008 after traditional lenders disappeared amid the auto-industry meltdown. The Phantom might have been missing, but the dream car wasn't exactly hiding. Source: www.detroitnews.com
