'Clean scanning' ring faked thousands of vehicle inspection reports, DPS says
An organized crime ring allegedly faked thousands of vehicle inspection reports in a scheme valued at over $1 million. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the operation.
Thousands of vehicles may have received fraudulent passing inspection reports as part of an alleged organized crime operation that investigators say was valued at more than $1 million.
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