A Minn.-based car dealership that formerly held a state contract to sell Ford Police Interceptor Utility (PIU) vehicles is issuing refund checks to law enforcement agencies after it was discovered the dealership overcharged for its PIUs.

Gerry Worner, former fleet manager for Nelson Auto Center, was charged in a five-count complaint with felony by swindle and signed an agreement to plead guilty to one of the counts last month, reports KFGO.

An audit from the Minnesota Department of Administration found that taxpayers were overcharged a total $803,309 on 3,225 vehicles on sales dating back to 2010, reports KARE 11. In addition, Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor is still conducting a probe of the double billing on the state contract and will look at additional steps government agencies need to adopt to prevent a similar occurrence in the future.

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