Man accused of using stolen identity to buy Porsche, McLaren from Coral Gables dealer
An Orlando man drove down to Coral Gables Wednesday to pick up a 2018 McLaren 570S he bought at a dealership, but instead of leaving the lot in the front seat of a high-end sports car, he left in the back seat of a police cruiser. Matthew John Sanguine, an Orlando man, is facing six felony charges for allegedly using his stolen identity to finance and purchase a Porsche, McLaren, and a McLaren 570S from a Coral Gables, Florida dealership. This is not the first time he has done so at the dealership, Infiniti of Coral Gable. Sanguinine allegedly used the victim's ID and Social Security numbers to complete the transactions. He also completed a purchase agreement for a McLaren, valued at $124,000, using the man's information.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – An Orlando man drove down to Coral Gables Wednesday to pick up a 2018 McLaren 570S he bought at a dealership, but instead of leaving the lot in the front seat of a high-end sports car, he left in the back seat of a police cruiser.
According to Coral Gables police, that’s because Matthew John Sanguine stole a Delaware man’s identity to finance and purchase the vehicle — and they said it’s not the first time he’s done so at the very same dealership.
That dealership, police said, is Infiniti of Coral Gables, located at 2701 S. Le Jeune Road.
Police said Sanguine, 46, first bought a 2020 Porsche Taycan worth nearly $80,000 from the dealership on March 20, completing the transactions via email.
An arrest report states that he sent a photo of the victim’s driver’s license, with the victim’s photo on it, and also used his Social Security number to complete the deal.
Sanguine arranged to have the Porsche sent to his home in Central Florida.
But police said he wasn’t done taking the Delaware man — and the dealer — for a ride.
Authorities said Sanguine completed a purchase agreement for the aforementioned McLaren, valued at $124,000, using the man’s information; but this time, he drove down to South Florida himself.
Police were there to meet him, according to the report.
The report states that Sanguine never got hold of the McLaren and Orlando police were able to recover the Porsche.
He’s now facing six felony charges: two counts each of first-degree grand theft, fraudulent use of personal identification and making false statements to financial institutions.
Sanguine is being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $55,000 bond and an out-of-county warrant, according to online records.
Themen: Crime