Man recalls being pulled over by cops at gunpoint when Hertz wrongly reported ...

Man recalls being pulled over by cops at gunpoint when Hertz wrongly reported ...
Man recalls being pulled over by cops at gunpoint when Hertz wrongly reported ...

Lawyers are set to file over 100 new claims against Hertz on behalf of customers who say they were victims of false arrests, despite promises from the company's CEO just this month to fix what he called a glitch in the system causing the false reports. 

Stephen Scherr, who took over as CEO on Feb. 28, said the company has changed its practices to fix problems that have occurred when cars were reported stolen but the transaction was improperly recorded in Hertz's system.

However, another 100+ cases are set to be filed to add to the more than 230 to date, which have sought over $750million in damages. Some of these new cases are being filed as civil cases separate from the bankruptcy proceeding because the incidents happened after Hertz got out of bankruptcy.

The allegations have caught the attention of Congress, who are demanding the Federal Trade Commission investigate.  

Michael Okoasia, 29, a music video director from New York City, rented a 2019 Nissan Versa from Hertz at the LAX Marriott Hotel in California. 

Michael Okoasia, 29, a music video director from New York City, rented a 2019 Nissan Versa from Hertz at the LAX Marriott Hotel in California when he was pulled over

Michael Okoasia, 29, a music video director from New York City, rented a 2019 Nissan Versa from Hertz at the LAX Marriott Hotel in California when he was pulled over

Rental vehicles parked at a Hertz location at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky

Rental vehicles parked at a Hertz location at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky

Okoasia claims he was headed to a video shoot when he was pulled over and arrested at gunpoint by 10 officers.

'Hertz had rented me the wrong car and then without any investigation reported the car I was driving stolen. I was eventually let go, and the car towed, but not before a very public arrest in Hollywood,' Okoasia said in a legal filing. 'I had to tell the production team I had been arrested for being in possession of a stolen car.'

He's claiming losses of about $20,000 because he was unable to shoot the music video he was employed on as well as airfare expenses. 

Brittany Morgan and Jeremy Benjamin were pulled over at gunpoint in Houston recently after renting a Ford Mustang from Hertz's George Bush Airport location.

'We showed the police the paperwork and told them we had obviously not stolen the car. We were stunned when the police told us that the license plate on our car was from another car that was reported stolen and that

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