September 22nd, 2010
Police in Brazil say they have caught an Italian man who managed to amass $US259,000 ($A273,784.36) in traffic fines and other penalties linked to his van.
Police say they arrested 62-year-old engineer Roberto Cintio at his office after a 10-day investigation.
Most of Cintio’s fines were for speeding, which are levied in Brazilian cities by radar cameras without a police stop of the vehicle. Other fines were for parking, not paying vehicle property taxes and other infractions.
A police statement issued on Tuesday says Cintio likely evaded police by using false IDs. It says several blank identification cards were found with him.
There was no indication how long it took Cintio to build up the fines on his 9-year-old General Motors van.
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