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Plumber Sues Dealers Over ISIS Truck

BAD PR

Wants $1 million in damages.

A Texas plumber has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the auto dealer who bought his truck and resold it without removing the decals—because the vehicle eventually ended up starring in an ISIS video. Mark Oberholtzer says he was assured the identifying decals would be removed before a resale, and that appearing in a terrorist video has severely damaged his business. A spokesman for the dealer, AutoNation, said the company expected the logo to be removed at the auction.

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