Ohio man ordered to pay over $75,000 and serve one year in prison. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that David Nichols, 69, of Marysville, Ohio, who was convicted of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit air bags, was sentenced to serve one year in prison and ordered to pay $75,846 in restitution by U.S. […]
Maryland Used Auto Parts and Scrap Dealers Convicted of Tax Fraud
A married couple in Clinton, Md. were convicted by a federal jury on June 7 of one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and four counts of filing false income tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Robert […]
FCA US to Pay $800 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Cheating on Diesel Emissions Test
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE:FCAU) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary FCA US LLC has reached final settlements on civil, environmental and consumer claims with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the State of California, 49 other States and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agreeing […]
Boston Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Massachusetts shop owner failed to report over $569,000 in income to the IRS. The owner of a Hyde Park auto body shop pleaded guilty October 15 in federal court in Boston in connection with preparing false tax returns for his company, Automotive Specialties Inc. Richard Poillucci, 62, of Easton, Mass., pleaded guilty to three counts […]
Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty in Odometer Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday reported that a Georgia man who owns a collision repair shop in Virginia pleaded guilty to operating an odometer fraud scheme involving over 100 vehicles. Paul Robinson, 37, of Lawrenceville, Ga., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud […]
Takata Pleads Guilty and Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties for Airbag Scheme
Three Takata Executives Charged with Wire Fraud and Conspiracy Tokyo-based Takata Corporation agreed on Friday agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and pay a total of $1 billion in criminal penalties stemming from the company’s fraudulent conduct in relation to sales of defective airbag inflators. An indictment was also unsealed charging three Takata executives […]
Japanese Auto Parts Company Pleads Guilty to Antitrust Conspiracy
Company Agrees to Pay $7.2 Million Criminal Fine Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd. (Usui), an automotive parts manufacturer based in Shimizu, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $7.2 million criminal fine for its role in a criminal conspiracy involving automotive steel tubes sold to automobile manufacturers in the United States and elsewhere, […]
Auto Parts Executives Indicted for Obstruction of Justice
A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging one current automotive parts industry executive and one former automotive parts industry executive with conspiring to obstruct a federal investigation. The current executive also was charged with attempted obstruction of justice, the U.S. Justice Department announced. […]
Auto Parts Manufacturer Pleads Guilty in Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
Alpha Corporation will pay $9 million fine. Marks 46th company charged with price-fixing auto parts. The U.S. Justice Department announced that Alpha Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $9 million criminal fine for its role in a price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracy involving automotive access mechanisms such as door handles and lock […]
Japanese Auto Parts Maker to Pay $130 Million Fine in Anti-Trust Case
The U.S. Justice Department announced yesterday that Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $130 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of and rig the bids for automotive body sealing products installed in cars sold in the U.S. According to charges filed yesterday […]