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Judge sentenced him to four years and three months in federal prison Former Erie auto dealer Andy Gabler — whose signature line on his many TV ads was, “Andy says, ‘Write it up,’ ” in reference to finalizing a vehicle sale — was unable to close the deal in court on Thursday. Gabler argued that his charitable donations, service to others and lack of criminal intent should spare him federal prison in a $1.7 million fraud he ran out of his Lakeside Auto Group. Gabler was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for his scheme, which defrauded a bank and other ...

The former finance manager for a defunct Erie auto dealership that was part of a federal fraud investigation was sentenced in federal court on Friday to serve two years and eight months in prison for his admitted involvement in the crime. Chad Bednarski, 49, of Erie, who pleaded guilty in September to one count of fraud conspiracy, was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release, to pay restitution totaling nearly $1.7 million jointly with co-defendant Andy Gabler, and to pay a $1,000 fine, according to the sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter in U.S Dis...