The investigation lasted for years, and they were quite extensive. Since may 2011, the doors of the SAR Premium Cars AG were sealed, approved by the Great Council of the Canton of Aargau briefly, eight new. The Budget of the Prosecutor’s office was increased to three years by 1.7 million Swiss francs.
External experts were employed for the accounting of the now-bankrupt company. Experts bent on forensic handwriting analysis. The indictment in the district court of Lenzburg in these days, 355 pages thick. The process that began on Monday, takes 13 days, the judgment will be on the 23. January expected. It is one of the largest economic processes in the history of the Aargau.
“My Name has been abused.”Riccardo S.
in the media as the “car king of Dottikon” known car dealers has traveled with nasal spray and bandana to the court in Lenzburg. In the small town of a little snow still lies. The 47-year-old Swiss folding of the hands between the abdominal approach and Chino pants; then he goes through his back combed black hair.
“Listen, I’ve been looking forward to this day,” says the car dealer on Monday to the court. He coughs. “My Name has been abused. But I knew that the day would come that I would be judged by an independent court.”
circle of friends
His business Riccardo S. declared to the judge: “Look, I suppose, for them, there are house rules. So when I get to them, I move the rules to me within this house. So it was with me.” And all had known, also the Fidis Finance, Finance and leasing company of the Fiat group, which worked together with the Mechanic and him at the end.
He had done nothing wrong, says Riccardo S. to the judge. Frenzied sales, best sales. Blame the leasing company that he had worked with. This looks quite different. “Fairy tales from Dottikon” called the lawyer for the leasing company the next day. The former business partner to pay nothing.
“Is there something that triggers in them a sense of guilt?”, the court’s President, Riccardo S. asks at the beginning. “I am relatively relaxed,” he says. “You have a circle of friends?”, the court asks the President. “Not really.”
Video: “all of a Sudden access to the highest social circles” An evaluation of the process beginning at the district court of Lenzburg. Video: SDA
Riccardo S. had many friends. Friends Rich. Riccardo S. from Dottikon was cadres on you, and You with ambassadors, football professionals and Business people from Zurich, Bern and St. Gallen. Including prominent names such as former Ambassador Thomas Borer, or football coach Ciriaco Sforza. “Everyone asked how did I know all,” he explains. “We had what people wanted.”
He made men’s dreams come true
Riccardo S. made dreams come true. Dreams of men. Because he had, in fact, what did the bankers and millionaires: Maserati Quattroporte GTS, Bentley Arnage, Porsche 911 Turbo, BMW M3 convertible – to the lowest depths of lease rates and the maturities are short.
There were days that Riccardo S. in the morning in Geneva, and in the evening in Basel. The hum of powerful engines and always in the ear. Riccardo S. made seven days a week, new contracts, went to the parties, of its customers, and back home in his Villa in Dottikon. Riccardo S. was in Switzerland the man with the most solvent of clients. The industry was jealous.
in 2011, steered the SAR on an annual turnover of 250 million, the Fidis Finance, with benefited. Always full throttle until the end of may, the record year of 17 semi-trailer with Riccardo S. showed up and his car is still unknown.
10 million in sales in the month
Riccardo S., the son of a bricklayer and a cleaning lady, it had always been with cars. After high school in Wohlen AG, he completed an apprenticeship as a car mechanic, then an additional apprenticeship as a car mechanic. At the age of 24, he bought his wife a small Garage in Dottikon. He was proficient after only five years, he sold ten times more new cars than at the beginning. Riccardo S. mind his business. “I’ve always been willing to take risks,” he explained in 2006, the business magazine “Cash” in the output, rags-to-careers portrayed.
2008 was marveled from the small Garage Baldelli, the SAR Premium Cars AG, and the Dottiker, as in the square next to the Coop gas station suddenly Lamborghinis parked. Riccardo S. was managing Director and Chairman of the Board, his wife took over the accounting. Around this time the SAR developed their VIP contracts.
Video: Car-Spotter hunt luxury cars Always ready with the camera, teenagers, movies, expensive cars in Zurich.
Via the additional contract good customers were given the opportunity to exceed the agreed mileage, early from the lease out and then a new luxury car, pick – to such low Rates as to long-term contracts. The contract Numbers with the SAR exploded. Made peak times, newcomers to the Industry, with a turnover of 10 million Swiss francs per month.
How he remained in liquid
a leasing contract expires, you must buy back the Garagist the car from the leasing company that owns the car for the duration of the contract. The SAR then had to raise large sums of money. to stay
in order To liquid, Riccardo s. a. according to the indictment, started to pay for the same car a second Time lease and the Rates of the first contract out of their own pocket, so Fidis realized nothing of it. Other cars should he have a fake Chassis numbers sold, although they belonged to the time Fidis. So new contracts could be completed more quickly, he should have signatures from customers fake. In the same way as the balances. Riccardo S. of mismanagement, falsification of documents, embezzlement and disloyal business is accused of care.
“He has decided to lie, luxury car and Villa.”The state’s attorney about Riccardo.
“The enormous losses, says the Accused with the SAR import, fit not at all to the self-image of the suspect, so he tried to cover up”, the Prosecutor in court. For years, he is now dealing with the Figures of the SAR. “Rather than failure to recognise success, he decided to lie, luxury car and Villa.”
The Prosecutor demands seven years in prison for Riccardo S., a “business Discount”, as he calls it, because no people were physically hurt. The Fidis calls for a 12.6 million Swiss francs, so great was the damage.
“gold-digger mood”
Riccardo S.’ defenders demanded an acquittal. The lease model was a common idea. “In the Fidis was a gold rush,” he says in his plea. Since the entire industry was aware of the terms and conditions of the SAR, whether it is to believe in life, that of all the Fidis should not have known about it.
As the leasing company realized that Riccardo S. would probably run out of money, they panicked and turned away from him. After many, many years. “Each risk has been passed on to the SAR”, and today had to answer only Riccardo S. before the court. However, it is only a Thesis, Fidis should have nothing of the short maturities of knew.
Riccardo S. now lives alternately at a friend’s house in Chiasso, and with his parents in Dintikon. He fights with a heart condition. His wife wants to divorce him. In the last eight years, he found not a Bank that wanted to open an account for him. His fortune is frozen. Riccardo S.’ former customers and friends lease their luxury karrossen well with other providers – and hardly so favorable.
Riccardo S. has not given up yet. He now sells cars, Peugeots and Citroëns. Almost like in the beginning.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 09.01.2019, 08:36 PM
