Banned, fined Calif. dealer says AG's office wore him down into settling for $1.7 million

A California used-vehicle dealer has accepted a decade-long ban from the industry and paid the state $1.7 million as part of a settlement to resolve violations the state says include 650,000 misleading advertisements, 20,000 instances of "power-booking" and another 1,500 ads for which Paul Blanco also bears personal responsibility.