Investigator laments 'traumatic' cutbacks, says crimes 'are going unchecked'

摘要

Pedro Salmeron is heading to jail after being convicted of letting hundreds of dirty vehicles pass emissions tests in Charlotte, N.C. The former emissions inspector's two-month prison term was heralded last week as a victory for U.S. EPA's criminal investigators, federal prosecutors and North Carolina officials who worked together to nab Salmeron.