On Monday, it was announced that Othello resident Reynaldo Garza was convicted of five felony counts of odometer tampering. His sentencing is scheduled for January. He faces a statutory maximum of three years imprisonment for each count.
November 18, 2025
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November 18, 2025 5:23 p.m.
Othello man convicted of odometer tampering
OTHELLO — U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano announced Monday, that Reynaldo Garza, a 53-year-old resident of Othello, Washington, was convicted on October 1, 2025, by a federal jury in Spokane on five felony counts of odometer tampering. The conviction culminated from an investigation led by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, which revealed Garza's scheme to deceive unsuspecting buyers by altering the odometers of high mileage used cars.