In February, Lisa Dale appeared in court on charges she scammed a car dealership out of a 2007 Honda Accord with a counterfeit check, bunk pay stubs and nonexistent Social Security number.

When the Woodlawn woman arrived at Howard District Court in a new silver Toyota Camry ? the dealer sticker still on the windshield ? detectives had more than a hunch it, too, was misbegotten.

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