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Criminal Investigation
| Oct. 15, 2014
Former Simi Valley Businessman Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Selling Knock-Off Batteries to Navy for Use on Warships
The former owner of the Simi Valley-based battery distributor Powerline, Inc. was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for defrauding the government by selling more than $2.7 million in knock-off batteries to the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Former Simi Valley Businessman Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Selling Knock-Off Batteries to Navy for Use on Warships