HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Nine people are behind bars after a $1 million car title scheme. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said all nine sold cars to unlicensed people, and then pressured those customers to buy insurance . Channel 2’s Audrey Washington spoke to a victim who says he bought a car from some of the suspects. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] “I bought a car from them,” Arturo Soto said. “And you recognize her?” Washington asked. “That’s the lady who worked the front desk, that I would give my payments to,” Soto said. Soto said some of the people arrested helped him buy his previous car. He said he is shocked to learn they are all accused of title fraud. “I would never think that they would try to scam people,” Soto said. According to investigators, Brandy Marie Pitts, 46, of Lavonia and Susan Faye Palencia, 61, of Homer owned multiple LLCs operating out of office space in Gainesville. They said multiple auto dealerships in Hall County colluded with Pitts and Palencia to commit the crimes. The investigation determined local car dealers would sell older-model, high-mileage vehicles at elevated prices to unlicensed residents. Investigators told C
