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Who owns 1025 Old Country Road Westbury Long Island management company that subleased cars from cash-strapped owners was arrested yesterday for pocketing the lease money, Nassau County officials said.

George Fallica, online resources Automotive Management Co., this did business as G.C.F. Leasing, was involved in fraud, grand larceny, forgery and various crimes, Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon said.

"Our investigation says the defendant was included in a variety of criminal activities . . . which generated approximately 75 complaints to my office," Dillon said.

The business, at 1025 Old Country Road, got newspaper ads saying it might help individuals who had leased cars but were unable or unwilling to make additional payments.

The organization promised it may well find customers to take over the lease agreements, maintain your payments current and alter the car's license, registration and insurance records to demonstrate that an alternative driver was now leasing the vehicle.

Fallica did sublease the cars, Dillon said, but he failed to keep his other p romises.

Including, he said, one Long Island resident surrended his 1991 BMW to Fallica in September 1995. Your car was subleased to someone that made $7,470 in payments to Fallica. But Fallica only gave $990 to the holder within the car's original lease, and kept the remaining, Dillon said.

Fallica later repossessed the car and subleased it again. This occassion he received $6,570 in payments, and turned no money over to the holder of the car's original lease, Dillon said.

Fallica put copies on the Pennsylvania license plate on the cars he sublet, Dillon said.

Actually is well liked produced phony temporary licenses and fraudulently obtained insurance cards for any vehicles, Dillon said.

Fallica, 48, of Oneck Lane, Westhampton Beach, was faced with a eight counts of grand larceny; three counts of forgery; three counts of falsifying business records; fraudulent creation of license plates, and scheming to defraud.

He faces up to seven years imprisonment if convicted.