Federal indictments have been handed down to 10 Nevada emissions testers for falsifying emissions tests. The ten testers allegedly accepted cash stipends for “clean scanning” a car. Normally during a Nevada emissions test, vehicles are plugged in via their OBD-II port and the Vehicle Identification Number is entered into a computer. The computer then scans the car’s on-board system and passes or fails the automobile. “Clean scanning” is a deception whereby a different vehicle, one that will pass, is connected to the computer, and the VIN of a failing car is entered. More than 1,000 vehicles are believed to have been falsely passed this way by the indicted. <\/p>\n Fooling around with the federal Environmental Protection Agency has these 10 individuals facing up to two years of incarceration and maximum fines of $250,000 per person. Is it mere coincidence that this high-stakes game of palm greasing happened in Vegas?<\/p>\n [Source: U.S. Department of Justice<\/a> | Image: David McNew\/Getty<\/span>]<\/p>\n Ten Las Vegas DMV employees indicted for falsifying emissions tests<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read<\/a> | Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Emissions](\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/a179e_emissionspass.jpg\")
<\/a>Emissions tests are often part of the registration renewal ritual for many car owners. Some appreciate being able to breathe deeply, others see it as a de facto tax, while still another group of automotive unfortunates have cars that won’t pass without much expensive work. Whether for purely financial reasons, or a chafing anti-authoritarianism, some drivers elect to circumvent the system. <\/p>\n<\/h6>\n