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A provincial court judge has convicted former Edmonton used car dealer Dennis Feldman on two counts of fraud and ordered him to pay $14,800 in restitution to his victims.

Feldman collected deposits, but didn’t provide the vehicles or return the money, according to an Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council (AMVIC) news release.

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One person gave him a $10,000 deposit on a truck and a second provided $4,800 toward a car, but neither vehicle was delivered.

Feldman was arrested last May on charges of fraud and breaching a 2015 court order following an investigation by AMVIC and Edmonton police.

He was fined $2,000 last December for breaching the order, which required Feldman, owner of Miks Motors Inc., to stop operating in the automotive industry.

The council cancelled Miks’ business licence in July 2015 for operating contrary to Alberta’s consumer protection laws by advertising vehicles for sale that it didn’t own, employing an unregistered salesperson and using bills of sale from another company.

Miks was also making retail sales even though it only had a licence as a wholesaler.

AMVIC obtained the court order after Feldman continued in business despite losing his licence.

An AMVIC official described Feldman, 52, as a curber, someone who sells vehicles without a licence, usually from a location that makes it hard to find the seller if there are any problems.