{
  "id": 533251,
  "title": "Mamdani's 'millionaire home tax' reveals New York's big 'Ghost cars' problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/mamdanis-millionaire-home-tax-reveals-new-yorks-big-ghost-cars-problem",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T03:32:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/zohran-mamdanis-millionaire-home-tax-reveals-new-yorks-big-ghost-cars-problem-that-many-cities-in-italy-and-france-are-known-for/articleshow/133141286.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New York City's proposed millionaire home tax highlights vehicle registration fraud issues. Homeowners may need to prove primary residency, revealing out-of-state vehicle registrations. This practice, known as garage fraud, helps evade insurance and taxes. Investigators found many out-of-state vehicles owe significant unpaid fines. Similar registration schemes are also occurring in Italy and…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}