A man who immigrated to the Tri-State from Uzbekistan is dealing with the aftermath of a failed Facebook Marketplace sale.
Sukhrob Norbekov has been dealing with the financial ramifications for two years after attempting to purchase a 2019 Ford Edge in July 2022 for $10,000 in cash. He claimed he came to buy the car with cash. When he handed her the money, she began counting it and rushed away. She then hit him with her automobile.
“She ran away,” Norbekov stated. “Because of the injuries with my back and my neck, because she hit me with the car, I had to go back to Uzbekistan to get treatment because here I didn’t have any insurance and money to get treatment.”
Police claim the car she drove was stolen from Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
On Tuesday, an arrest warrant was issued for Amanda Griffin, the woman accused of robbing and wounding Norbekov. She appeared in court on Wednesday.
Nearly two years later, Norbekov is back on his feet, running a consultancy firm. He is still short $10,000.
“Even now, we are working,” Facebook Marketplace Theft Leaves Man With $10,000 in Losses “It wasn’t long since that time. “We will get our money back.”
Griffin pleaded guilty in March 2020 to a theft charge, according to court filings.