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{{Short description|
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox criminal
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| image = ScottTuckerRaceCarDriver.jpg
| caption = Tucker in 2010
| nationality =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|May 5, 1962}}
| birth_place = [[Kansas City, Missouri]], U.S.
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| conviction_penalty = 1 year (1991); 16 years, 8 months (2017)
| conviction_status = In prison
| imprisoned = [[United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth|Leavenworth]] 1991–1992, [[Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City|FCI Yazoo City]] 2018–
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{{Infobox racing driver
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2011-2013 ALMS LMP2}}
'''Scott Tucker''' (born May 5, 1962
In 1991, Tucker was convicted for his illegal activities, including mail fraud, associated with a bogus lending company he operated, Chase, Morgan, Stearns & Lloyd, which he falsely claimed was associated with each of the four major banks whose names he included in the name of the company. He served one year in prison.
In 2001, Tucker founded an online business, AMG Services, that made [[Payday loan|payday loans]] even in states where these high-interest, low-principal loans were restricted or illegal. The business, which generated over $3.5 billion in revenue from just 2008 to June 2013,<ref name=":1" /> ultimately made loans to at least 4.5 million Americans.<ref name=":1">{{cite web | url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/scott-tucker-sentenced-more-16-years-prison-running-35-billion-unlawful-internet-payday | title=Scott Tucker Sentenced To More Than 16 Years In Prison For Running $3.5 Billion Unlawful Internet Payday Lending Enterprise | work=US Department of Justice | date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> When state regulators tried to shut down his operations, Tucker made deals with Native American tribes to claim ownership of his business and invoke [[Tribal sovereignty in the United States|sovereign immunity]] from state courts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/09/26/6605/payday-lending-bankrolls-auto-racers-fortune | title=Payday lending bankrolls auto racer's fortune | work=Center for Public Integrity | first=David | last=Heath |date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> In February 2016, Tucker was arrested and indicted on federal criminal charges filed in the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] in relation to his ownership and controlling role in various [[Payday loans in the United States|payday lending]] operations that were found to have charged illegal interest rates in violation of [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act|RICO]] and [[Truth in Lending Act|TILA]] statutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-charges-against-owner-and-attorney-2-billion-unlawful|title=Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owner Of, And Attorney For, $2 Billion Unlawful Internet Payday Lending Enterprise|date=10 February 2016|publisher=United States Department of Justice}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/pro-racecar-driver-scott-tucker-charged-payday-loan-36838155|title=Pro racecar driver Scott Tucker charged with payday loans|publisher=ABC news|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213052843/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/pro-racecar-driver-scott-tucker-charged-payday-loan-36838155 |archive-date=February 13, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Tucker was convicted of making illegal payday loans and of [[racketeering]] in October 2017; he is currently serving a sentence of 16 years and 8 months in federal prison.<ref name=":1" />
Tucker began his racing career in 2006, most notably competing in the [[American Le Mans Series]] and [[United SportsCar Championship]] for his [[Level 5 Motorsports]].<ref name="Speed Million">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703940904575395452654498336|title=Racing's One-in-a-Million Story: After taking up the sport just four years ago, a 48-year-old American makes history at Le Mans|last=Baime|first=A.J.|date=July 29, 2010|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-scott-tuckers-bucket-list/|title=ALMS: Scott Tucker's Bucket List|work=auto-racing.speedtv.com}}</ref>
==Racketeering, business and payday loans==
In 1991, Tucker was convicted of three felony charges, including [[mail fraud]] and [[making false statements]] to a bank.<!-- DO NOT REMOVE THIS SENTENCE WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE REASON TO REMOVE A PIECE OF INFORMATION WITH A VALID REFERENCE. REMOVING IT BECAUSE YOU OR SCOTT TUCKER DO NOT LIKE IT IS NOT A LEGITIMATE REASON. YOU WILL BE REVERTED. --> One of the charges stemmed from a bogus lending company Tucker ran called Chase, Morgan, Stearns & Lloyd that charged businesses advanced fees for loans that were never delivered. He was imprisoned for a year at [[United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth|Leavenworth federal prison]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Race car driver Scott Tucker drew an elaborate facade around his payday loan businesses|url=https://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/09/28/6656/race-car-driver-scott-tucker-drew-elaborate-facade-around-his-payday-loan-businesses|publisher=Center for Public Integrity|first=David | last=Heath |date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
Tucker was CEO of AMG Services, a [[Payday loans in the United States|payday loan]] company that was found to charge undisclosed and inflated fees and used [[Tribal sovereignty in the United States|tribal entities]] in an attempt to violate state lending laws.<ref name="CBS News"/><ref name="Record"/>
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==Racing career==
Tucker used money from his illegally operated payday lending business to fund his exploits as an amateur race car driver and team owner.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vockrodt|first=Steve|date=13 October 2017|title=Payday lender Scott Tucker of Leawood convicted of illegal payday loans, racketeering|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article178784906.html|work=[[The Kansas City Star]]|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2015 FIA Driver Ratings |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/basicpage/file/20150122/Drivers%20Categorisation%20list_220115_0.pdf |access-date=March 6, 2019 |quote=Tucker, Scott: Silver}}</ref>
===Rolex Sports Car Series===
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In 2012, Tucker and Level 5 embarked on a full-season campaign in the ALMS P2 category with two new [[HPD ARX-03b]]s. Tucker scored 8 class wins to claim the 2012 P2 championship.
In 2013, Tucker went on to claim his fourth ALMS drivers' championship after scoring eight class wins in ten races.<ref>{{cite web|title=Champions in Five Classes – 2013 ALMS|date=October 20, 2013 |url=http://www.motorsport.com/alms/news/champions-in-five-classes-2013-american-le-mans-series/|access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref>
===United SportsCar Championship===
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===SCCA===
In 2012, Tucker was the national title holder in the [[D Sports Racing]] category driving a West chassis car purpose-built for the task, claiming the SCCA record lap at Road America with a time of 1:58.997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scott Tucker claims two titles, turns record lap in SCCA runoffs at Road America |date=September 21, 2012 |url=https://autoweek.com/article/other-motorsports/scott-tucker-claims-two-titles-turns-record-lap-scca-runoffs-road-america |publisher=AutoWeek |access-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref> [[West Race Cars]] was purchased by Level 5 in 2011, and significant resources and money were expended by Level 5 to build the record-breaking car.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinnerwithracers.com/episode-8-the-level-5-special/|title=Ep.8 – The Level 5 Special – Dinner with Racers|date=November 17, 2015 }}</ref>
==Racing record==
===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Team
!scope="col"| Co-Drivers
!scope="col"| Car
!scope="col"| Class
!scope="col"| Laps
!scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
!scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
!scope="row"| {{24hLM|2010}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Kodewa|Kolles]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Level 5 Motorsports]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Manuel Rodrigues<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Bouchut]]
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| DNF
|-
!scope="row"| {{24hLM|2011}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Level 5 Motorsports]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Bouchut]]<br>{{flagicon|POR}} [[João Barbosa]]
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| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| '''3rd'''
|-
!scope="row"| {{24hLM|2012}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Level 5 Motorsports]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Bouchut]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis Díaz (racing driver)|Luis Díaz]]
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| DNF
|-
!scope="row"| {{24hLM|2013}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Level 5 Motorsports]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan Briscoe]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Marino Franchitti]]
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| NC
| NC
▲!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=LeMansResults>{{cite web|title=Scott Tucker|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/scott-tucker-142|publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name=MSportStats>{{cite web|title=Scott Tucker Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/scott-tucker/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>}}}}
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==Popular culture==
Tucker's
Tucker's payday loan scheme was also profiled in the 2020 episode "[[List of American Greed episodes#ep179|The Fast and the Fraudulent]]", of the television series ''[[American Greed]]''.<ref name=AmGreed>{{Cite episode |title=[[List of American Greed episodes#ep179|The Fast and the Fraudulent]] |series=[[American Greed]] |publisher=[[Bill Kurtis#Television career|Kurtis Productions]] |network=[[CNBC]] |season=13 |number=9 |date=2020-01-20}}</ref>
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[[Category:Kolles Racing drivers]]
[[Category:Level 5 Motorsports drivers]]
[[Category:Racing drivers from Kansas City, Missouri]]
[[Category:Kansas State University alumni]]
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