Ridgefield auto shop owner, manager indicted on conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act
Business removed pollution devices, officials say
By Will Campbell, Columbian
Assistant Metro Editor
Published: May 14, 2021, 6:03am
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A federal grand jury indicted the owners and a manager of a Ridgefield automotive shop on Thursday for allegedly removing pollution-control devices on hundreds of diesel pickup trucks, according to a news release from the United States Department of Justice.
Sean Coiteux, 47, and his wife, Tracy Coiteux, 43, the service manager, Nick Akerill, 41, and the corporate entities they control, Racing Performance Maintenance Northwest in Ridgefield and RPM Motors and Sales NW in Woodland, will appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on May 25, according to the news release.