PEABODY — City Council revoked a Class 2 Motor Vehicle License held by Christiane Fischer, who is doing business as PK Motor Cars, following the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s recent announcement that Fischer was convicted for money laundering conspiracy through her business.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Fischer was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2022, convicted of one count of money laundering conspiracy in November 2025, and U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled Fischer’s sentencing for March 5.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office provided background on the situation:
“Fischer owns PK Motor Cars, a used car dealership in Peabody that also repairs cars and rents used cars. In 2016, law enforcement began an investigation into a large-scale drug trafficker named Phillip Morose, who sold hundreds of thousands of counterfeit fentanyl pills.
“Evidence presented at trial established that Fischer conspired to launder Morose’s drug proceeds through her business, PK Motor Cars. In August 2016, Fischer added Morose as CEO of PK Motor Cars and thereafter Morose deposited nearly $1 million in cash into Fischer’s business bank accounts. At the end of 2016, Fischer used cashier’s checks from those same business bank accounts to buy Morose a house in Lynnfield. The house was purchased in the name of Fischer’s business in order to conceal the true ownership of the house and where the proceeds to buy the home came from. Fischer also allowed Morose to use luxury vehicles owned by her business to promote his drug trafficking.”
Morose was sentenced to 80 months in prison in March 2025 for money laundering in the District of Massachusetts. This came after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering in the Middle District of Florida in 2019.
To begin the show cause hearing on Jan. 22, Ward 5 Councilor Dave Gamache read a letter sent to City Clerk Allyson Danforth. In the letter, Fischer asks the Council to postpone the show cause hearing until “all my appeal rights are exhausted.” The Council unanimously voted to not entertain Fischer’s request and continue on with the hearing that evening.
As Fischer nor any representative attended the meeting, Capt. David Bonfanti took the podium.
“This is a very serious case… These cars were also known to do drug trafficking throughout Essex County. It’s unacceptable. It’s a felony. And this kind of business shouldn’t be operating in the City of Peabody,” Bonfanti said.
The Council unanimously voted to revoke Fischer’s Class 2 Motor Vehicle License “based on the evidence presented about Ms. Fischer’s conviction of money laundering conspiracy through her PK Motor Cars business.”
