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Fraudster turned non-existent biofue brake clutch levers l into luxury cars, sentenced to 12 years
Rodney Hailey, who was in the news racing equipm sport bike parts ent last summer for selling more than $9 million in Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) credits for biofuel that, well, didn't exist, has been sentenced to nearly 12 years and six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.The RIN fraud comes from abuse of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Hailey owned Clean Green Fuel, LLC, located in the Baltimore, MD, area. Between March 2009 and December 2010, Hailey engaged in a massive fraud scheme, selling over 35 million RINs and was supposed to produce 23 million gallons of biodiesel motorcycle clutch . Hailey didn't produce any of it, and didn't even have a facility capable of producing the biofuel.The sentencing occurred not long after the US Environmental Pro cheap motorcycle accessories tection Agency cracked down on RIN fraud by issuing proposed amendments to the RFS regulations. The EPA wants to see quality assurance plans where RINs are inspected and verified by legitimate auditors. RINAlliance has made a strategic partnership with EcoEngineers to make sure RIN fraud stops happening.Hailey, 34,adjustable clutch lever, was convicted last summer of eight counts of wire fraud, 32 counts of money laundering, and two counts of violating the Clean Air Act. He has been detained since the guilty verdict and his sentence was increa brake clutch levers sed after the judge found that Hailey had obstructed justice by concealing, selling and spending assets that were protected by court order.The SportBike Levers judge also ordered Hailey to pay restitution of approximately $42.2 million to over 20 companies and forfeit $9.1 million in proceeds from the fraud, including cars, jewelry, his home and bank accounts, already seized by the government. The EPA says Hailey used the proceeds to buy a lot of fancy cars (BMWs, a Mercedes-Benz, a Rolls Royce Phantom, a Lamborghini, a Ferrari, a Maserati and others) as well as real estate and more than $80,000 in diamond jewelry. "In all of these transactions, Hailey generally used cash or checks drawn on accounts he controlled to make the purchase, including a check for $645,330.15 to buy his home," the EPA release says. |
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