A Fallbrook woman who owned a Porsche restoration and resale business pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding her customers and has agreed to pay more than $8 million in restitution to 57 victims.

Andrea Nicole Doherty, 38, admitted to taking over $827,000 from customers during the years after she took over the business, CPR Classic, from her father following his 2021 death. The company has since been mired in lawsuits from customers who claim they were owed money or vehicles, and the company's vehicle dealer license was suspended by the California Department of Motor Vehicles last year.

Doherty pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud related to three vehicles sold through CPR Classic.

The U.S. Attorney's Office said one Porsche was sold to two separate buyers and Doherty accepted pa

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