{"id":55930,"date":"2024-04-04T17:43:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=55930"},"modified":"2024-04-04T17:43:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:43:24","slug":"12-members-of-an-alleged-smog-inspection-cheating-ring-indicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=55930","title":{"rendered":"12 Members of an Alleged Smog Inspection Cheating Ring Indicted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SACRAMENTO, Calif.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1057 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Justice-Depart-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Justice-Depart-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Justice-Depart-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Justice-Depart.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Officials announced Thursday that a federal indictment had charged twelve individuals with participating in a conspiracy to circumvent by using a complex device termed the \u201cOBDNator,\u201d thereby breaching the Clean Air Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The indictment was made public today after the apprehension of the accused parties, officials stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">These individuals are purported to have been involved in the fabrication, distribution, and application of OBDNators to pass smog inspections throughout the state illicitly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">According to court documents, between October 2015 and March 2024, the defendants participated in a conspiracy to cause polluting vehicles to pass California\u2019s smog checks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Smog checks are typically performed by plugging smog inspection equipment, a Data Acquisition Device (DAD), into a vehicle\u2019s On-Board Diagnostics port (OBD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The conspirators plugged the smog inspection equipment into the OBDNator device to cheat smog tests instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The OBDNator would then make it look like a vehicle had passed the smog check regardless of the true condition of that vehicle\u2019s emission control system. While the defendants\u2019 roles in the conspiracy varied, they all used the OBDNator devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The following defendants are charged with conspiracy and making false statements under the Clean Air Act:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hossam \u201cSam\u201d Hemdan, 54, of Hawthorne, owned and controlled several smog stations in Hawthorne and elsewhere. He designed, manufactured, and sold the OBDNator devices.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Javier Salguero, 47, of Inglewood, owned and controlled several smog shops, including one in Bell and two in Maywood.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span lang=\"ES\">Oscar Gomez, 36, of Rancho Cucamonga,<\/span>\u00a0ran a school for automotive technicians in Rancho\u00a0Cucamonga.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Guillermo Tovar, 35, of Fontana, worked at multiple smog stations.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Arwa Harb, 53, of Redondo Beach, owned and controlled smog stations, including one in Wilmington and one in South Gate.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Minh Truong, 45, of San Jose, operated out of smog stations owned by Thong Truong.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Thong Truong, 40, of San Jose, owned and controlled smog stations, including two in Long\u00a0Beach.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"ES\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Michael Nguyen, 38, of National City, operated out of a smog station in Spring Valley.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The following defendants are charged with conspiracy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yehia Harb, 36, of Hawthorne, owned and controlled a smog shop that was formerly in Venice and presently is in Hawthorne.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Khaled Hamdan, 31, of Hawthorne, worked at businesses owned by Hemdan.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jeremy Earls, 37, of Lakewood, owned and controlled smog stations, including two in Long\u00a0Beach.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nas Meshal, 30, of La Palma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cVehicle emissions testing is fundamental to protect air quality,\u201d said EPA Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent in Charge Bahney. \u201cThe individuals ran a scheme to undermine the Clean Air Act ultimately at the expense of public health and the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3184 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Environmental-Protection-Agency.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"279\" \/>According to court documents, Hemdan developed the OBDNator device and its accompanying software program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Hemdan sold and distributed OBDNator devices for as much as $18,000. After plugging the smog inspection equipment into the OBDNator, the conspirators would use the OBDNator to convey false smog check information to the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR).<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Officials stated that the OBDNator provided the Vehicle Identification Number and passing \u201canswers\u201d to the smog inspection equipment\u2019s queries in the exact format that a passing vehicle of the same make, model, and year would provide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">To provide those false answers, the defendants and others maintained collections of \u201cclean\u201d vehicle profiles that they would use to make it look like other vehicles had passed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The latest version of the OBDNator could pass a vehicle without the vehicle even being present at the smog station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">During the conspiracy, officials stated that some defendants organized classes to teach how to use the OBDNator and communicated through chat groups about how to avoid detection by authorities.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" name=\"_Hlk162445862\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The defendants\u2019 fraud was widespread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">OBDNators are believed to be the most common and successful simulator device used to cheat smog tests in California, the indictment states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">When used skillfully with the latest software updates, the devices have, at times, advanced beyond BAR\u2019s ability to detect cheating with its current equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">However, when a user of the OBDNator performs a fraudulent smog imperfectly, BAR can often detect \u201ctells\u201d in the data conveyed to BAR during the smog inspection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">In the approximately six-month period, BAR detected the use of a smog-cheating device in more than 0.5% of total smog inspections. This is likely an undercount because many successful attempts have not been detected, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The OBDNator devices have harmed California\u2019s air quality and endangered the health of California residents. California\u2019s Smog Check Program has made great progress in ensuring that most vehicles comply with emissions standards and improving California\u2019s air quality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The defendants\u2019 smog-cheating scheme undermines those efforts. A comparison between the failure rates of vehicles inspected in 2023 by BAR at random roadside checkpoints (13.5%) and by smog stations (7%) indicates how undetectable smog cheating leads to polluting vehicles being driven on California\u2019s roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The dirtiest vehicles \u2013 which could not pass smog inspections legitimately and could not be registered without cheating \u2013 have an outsize impact on the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">For example, according to research by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the highest 1% of emitting light-duty vehicles are responsible for approximately 42% of the total hydrocarbon emissions from all light-duty vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">BAR and CARB estimate that if all smog check stations in California operated as effectively as high-performing stations, that would reduce approximately 56 additional tons per day of exhaust emissions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">If convicted of the conspiracy count, the defendants face a maximum penalty of five years and a fine of up to $250,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">If convicted of the count of false statements in Clean Air Act documents, the defendants face a maximum penalty of two years and a fine of up to $250,000 for each count.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8318210540MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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