Grand jury indictment for shop removing diesel truck emissions devices.

[bcp]

Ridgefield auto shop owner, manager indicted on conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act

A federal grand jury indicted the owners and a manager of a Ridgefield automotive shop on Thursday for allegedly removing pollution-control devices on hundreds of diesel pickup trucks, according to a

www.columbian.com

"A federal grand jury indicted the owners and a manager of a Ridgefield automotive shop on Thursday for allegedly removing pollution-control devices on hundreds of diesel pickup trucks, according to a news release from the United States Department of Justice.
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The defendants allegedly “charged their customers fees of about $2,000 per truck to remove emissions control systems required by federal law,” between January 2018 and January 2021, the news release stated."


Bruce

 

[PuffyC]

Gotta say I wouldn’t be sad if they got tossed in the pen for a few years and tagged with a felony conviction on their records. Being stupid should come with a price.

 

[Liquidsilver]

I guess it's not nice to fool with the EPA.

 

[duffer]

And the Gov't is focusing on this stuff, while murderers, rapists, and thieves (not to mention Covid infected) people cross our borders without any recourse.

Standard EPA MO...make an example out of one, and the others will fall in line. Very sad.

Most of our diesel fuel is imported, while our own refined diesel is exported due to the always charming EPA regulations...just sayin...

 

[jeff9366]

And the Gov't is focusing on this stuff, while murderers, rapists, and thieves (not to mention Covid infected) people cross our borders without any recourse.

Emissions KILL. It take awhile but emissions KILL.

 

[fried1765]

Gotta say I wouldn’t be sad if they got tossed in the pen for a few years and tagged with a felon conviction on their records. Being stupid should come with a price.

Maybe shot at dusk would be an even better idea?

 

[rswyan]

And the Gov't is focusing on this stuff, while murderers, rapists, and thieves (not to mention Covid infected) people cross our borders without any recourse.

I guess you missed this:

Arrests at southern border tick up in April, number of unaccompanied minors drops

... 178,622 arrests and detentions ...

 

[fried1765]

I guess you missed this:

Arrests at southern border tick up in April, number of unaccompanied minors drops

... 178,622 arrests and detentions ...

Probably about half of what the REAL number is!

 

[RickB]

Probably about half of what the REAL number is!

If it doesn't fit your narrative it's gotta be false, right?

 

[PuffyC]

Maybe shot at dusk would be an even better idea?

I like the way you think