From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – A New Zealand man traveled to Oklahoma to confront the Pauls Valley man who did not possess the classic car he purchased.
Andy Wayne Alexander, 48, was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for wire fraud, and was ordered to pay restitution to his victims, Oklahoma Western District U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced.
Alexander was charged Dec. 19, 2024, with wire fraud. According to information filed in the case, from July 2020 through May 2022, Alexander used Facebook Marketplace to post and advertise classic cars for sale, some of which he did not own or possess at the time he posted.
During the relevant period, at least seven buyers wired Alexander money, approximately $290,925 total, for vehicles he did not intend to deliver. The money was wired into a bank account controlled by Alexander, and despite his reassurances the money was never refunded.
The New Zealand citizen traveled to Oklahoma to confront Alexander and discovered that Alexander, despite his Facebook posts, did not have in his possession the vehicle he purported to sell.
Alexander pleaded guilty Jan. 13 and admitted he caused “a number of people” to send him money by wire transfer to purchase vehicles which he did not deliver, and that he did not refund the money to his victims.
At the sentencing hearing on April 29, U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton sentenced Alexander to serve 33 months in federal prison and ordered him to pay $303,620 in restitution.