An investigation into fraudulent vehicle inspections has led to dozens of charges against a Pittsburgh-area auto shop owner and his mechanic, police said.
According to a public information release report from Pennsylvania State Police, 58-year-old Kenneth Anderson of Gibsonia, the owner of Irvine Alignment on Northgate Drive in Marshall Township, is facing 161 counts of tampering with public records and information. His mechanic, 63-year-old Bryan Nicklas, of Evans City, is facing 60 counts of the same charge.
Police said Irvine Alignment performed 161 fraudulent inspections last year from Jan. 1 to Dec. 24. Investigators said the inspections were done for Keith Smith, the owner of Oilogoy, who has been charged by Cranberry police for deceptive and fraudulent business practices…