# Dallas dealer denies fraud claims after vehicle repos

> Dallas car dealer disputes police fraud allegations over repeated vehicle repossessions.
- Title: Dallas dealer denies fraud claims after vehicle repos
- Summary: Dallas car dealer disputes police fraud allegations over repeated vehicle repossessions. Dallas car dealer Rafat Abu Alfilat disputes fraud claims after…
- Keywords: dallas, 101 financial, rafat abu alfilat, vehicle repossession, dallas police, dallas county district attorney, txdmv, tesla, jaszmyne lyons, billy lyons, news, local
- Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth — https://fox4news.com/news/dallas-car-dealership-owner-disputes-fraud-claims-after-vehicle-repossessions
- Author: David Sentendrey
- Published: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dallas, 101 financial, rafat abu alfilat, vehicle repossession, dallas police, dallas county district attorney, txdmv, tesla, jaszmyne lyons, billy lyons, news, local
## Fraud claims against dealer
Dallas Police say there’s a vast number of people affected, and there is a pattern of the suspect illegally repossessing vehicles.
## Dealer disputes fraud allegations
Rafat Abu Alfilat, owner of 101 Financial, LLC, a vehicle dealership off Joe Field Road and Harry Hines Boulevard, says he disputes the allegations of fraud against him.
## Tesla repossessed six times
A detective uncovered the Tesla had been called in as repossessed six different times in one year.
## Arrest warrant issued
An arrest warrant issued for Alfilat claims a detective can prove a pattern of illegally repossessing vehicles from multiple different complainants.
## Lyons family story
In March 2025, the couple purchased a 2019 Gray Tesla valued at $18,200 with $5,000 down using in-house financing.
## Police claim insurance valid
Dallas Police say the Lyons family had valid insurance and provided that documentation.
## Threat of criminal trespass
Abu Alfilat threatened to have the Lyons family criminally trespassed from his property.
## Additional financial burden
After the repossession, the family had to come up with more money to get another car.
## Police value over $200,000
Police say the alleged vehicle thefts value more than $200,000 ($206,941.75).
## Key takeaway

Dallas car dealer Rafat Abu Alfilat disputes fraud claims after police repossessed his Tesla six times in one year.