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According to the indictment, in the Summer of 2020, the Owens,
following requests for information about their business from
the Environmental Protection Agency, decided to shut down
their business website and re-launch under a new name. In May
2020, Joshua Owens sent an email to Dodd and said, " In June
I'm winding down this 'legal entity' and staring up another one.
Feels like I'm on borrowed time with the EPA. " According to
the indictment, in July 2020, Joshua Owens then started a new
website, www.dpfdeleteshop.com, and new business name
" DPF Delete Shop, Inc. " listing a business address in the Cayman
Islands, and continued to use this website to import, sell, and
distribute illegal defeat devices, despite repeated warnings that
they were illegal. The indictment alleges that in February 2023,
when a customer complained by email and threatened to report
Josh Owens and DPF Delete Shop Inc. to the EPA, Josh Owens
responded by email " We have all your info. You'll be the guy we
serve up on a silver platter to the EPA if it comes down to that. "
The indictment further alleges that the Owens and Sweeney
conspired to disguise the shipments of illegal emission control
devices from Canada into Eastern Washington. In May 2022,
Sweeney emailed John Owens and wrote, " John We have lots
of ways that we can get stuff across the border, I will give you a
call later I just need you to be complacent and how we do it and I
don't wanna do it over email. "
According to the indictment, between 2017 and 2023, based
on online sales data, the Owens and their businesses received
more than $74 million in revenue through their online sales of
emissions defeat devices to customers in the United States.
" Safe and healthy air quality is critical for a thriving community.
The Clean Air Act provides important safeguards that limit the
amount of harmful emissions from diesel vehicles. Attempting
to profit from evading pollution control systems puts the health
and safety of everyone in our community at risk, especially
children and individuals who suffer from asthma and respiratory
illnesses, " stated U.S. Attorney Waldref. " Strong and fair
enforcement of environmental and public health laws ensures a
safer community for all families to live, learn, play, and work. "
The conspiracy charges carry a maximum sentence of up to
5 years in federal prison, while the smuggling and money
laundering charges have a maximum sentence of up to 20
years imprisonment.
This case was investigated by the EPA's Criminal Investigation
Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal
Revenue Service. Assistant United States Attorneys Dan Fruchter
and Jacob E. Brooks, and Special Assistant United States
Attorney Gwendolyn Russell, are prosecuting the case.
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