The steering wheel airbags were then sold “to unsuspecting customers using Facebook Marketplace.” using the profile names of “Matt AutoParts” or “Medo Smith” on Facebook Marketplace to advertise and sell the items.
Monday, March 17, 2025
an engineer with the N.C. Department of Transportation” pleaded guilty Monday to importing thousands of counterfeit car airbags into the Raleigh area and selling them both locally and online.
According to a news release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 31-year-old Mateen Mohammad Alinaghian imported around 2,500 counterfeit airbags from a supplier in the United Kingdom into Raleigh between May 2022 and April 2024.
The counterfeit airbags had markings of Honda, Chevrolet, General Motors and Toyota, according to documents and info presented in court.
The steering wheel airbags were then sold “to unsuspecting customers using Facebook Marketplace.” using the profile names of “Matt AutoParts” or “Medo Smith” on Facebook Marketplace to advertise and sell the items.
The steering wheel airbags were then sold “to unsuspecting customers using Facebook Marketplace.” using the profile names of “Matt AutoParts” or “Medo Smith” on Facebook Marketplace to advertise and sell the items.
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