Overview
- On Sept. 26, Chief Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Kamal Khalid, 44, to 36 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
- Khalid and his brother, Fnu Shahrukh, 31, pleaded guilty to an odometer rollback conspiracy, with Shahrukh previously receiving an 18‑month sentence.
- The court ordered both defendants to pay roughly $1.2 million in restitution to victims.
- Prosecutors said the brothers bought high‑mileage vehicles at auctions, rolled back odometers, secured titles with false lower mileages, and resold the cars through auctions and directly to buyers from 2016 to 2019.
- NHTSA reported average reductions of about 124,000 miles per vehicle, which led to inflated prices and heightened safety risks, and urged consumers to report suspected tampering to 888‑327‑4236.