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  • Car dealers taken for ride by woman, 75, officials say

    03/24/2004 9:05:31 AM PST · by Rennes Templar · 14 replies · 285+ views
    Chicago tribune ^ | Mar. 24, 2004 | Jeff Long
    White-haired Betty A. Gooch has hobbled into car dealerships across the Chicago area and chatted about her ailments with eager salesmen while admiring their shiny new vehicles, police and prosecutors said Tuesday. Each time, they said, the 75-year-old woman ended up writing a bad check for the full amount and driving home in a new car. Gooch of Algonquin is charged with five felonies in two counties, accused of using bad checks to buy new vehicles, including a $36,000 Toyota Sienna and a $20,000 Toyota Matrix. But police say they believe Gooch has taken advantage of about a dozen car...