Accused of selling hurricane-damaged vehicles without telling customers, the owners of a former Chevy dealership in Stuart have inked a settlement with the state attorney general’s office.

Attorney General Bill McCollum announced last week that the onetime owners of John Jochem Chevrolet Inc. will pay $46,000 in restitution to about 48 customers. Other affected buyers have until mid-July to claim a portion of the money.

McCollum’s office started investigating the company in March 2006, after receiving a complaint from a customer who bought a car without knowing it was damaged during Hurricane Wilma. (more…)