Why obvious fraud like this aren't prosecuted by the DA?

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https://law.stackexchange.com/questions ... ot-in-jail

The question is not answered at all by legal expert there.

The reason I asked is because I am very frustrated with the way laws work anywhere.

So many laws against victimless crime.

Yet obvious violent or fraud is not even a crime.

Now, I got a sample of something that looks like fraud to me.

Yet no body prosecute it?

If you want the District Attorney to prosecute your case, then you need:

1. Material Evidence (The old part that wasn't broken, the video)
2. Expert Testimony (Another mechanic who will testify for you - maybe more than one)
3. Legal Representation (A lawyer)

Then you must present your case to the District Attorney.

Forgive the vagueness of my reply; but seems that English may not be your native language, making it hard for me to follow your line of reason.

As far as an oil change is concerned, it can easily be prosecuted, if you document all of the following (use hidden cameras & mics):

1. Change your own oil, plugs, filters, et cetera.
2. Drive immediately to the auto mechanic's.
3. Ask the auto mechanic if you need an oil change.
4. Let him proceed.
5. Take the evidence to your lawyer and/or the DA.

Local news outlets have done exactly this, the mechanics were tried and convicted, and their operations shut down.

Even Reader's Digest conducted such a sting a decade ago, and they were successful.

But like cockroaches, dirty mechanics just seem to crawl out of the woodwork.

And that's the thing. Everything is well documented. It's even in a youtube video.

Yet I have not heard any arrests yet.