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A guy in Virginia was convicted and sentenced to serve one year and one day in prison for selling counterfeit General Motors (GM) automotive diagnostic devices.  

In addition to his prison term, DeMatteo was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution of $328,500 (the full amount of GM’s losses).  At DeMatteo’s plea proceeding, the court entered a consent order of forfeiture requiring him to forfeit $109,074 in criminal proceeds and all facilitating property and contraband seized during the execution of search warrants at his business and home on Dec. 15, 2011.

The story: http://www.vehicleservicepros.com

DOJ press releases:
- Guilt established in Sept, 2012: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/September/12-crm-1159.html
- Sentenced in Jan 2012: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/January/13-crm-046.html