NEW BALTIMORE, Mich. – A Macomb County man is facing several felonies after reportedly selling fake automotive safety systems.
Dinas Kamaitis, 31, was arraigned Tuesday, April 1, on one count of using a computer to commit a crime, four counts of delivery or possession of property with counterfeit identifying marks and four counts of selling counterfeit supplemental restraint systems.
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Kamaitis reportedly was selling counterfeit restraint systems, including airbags, online. More than $600,000 was seized from his bank accounts.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, more than 80,000 vehicles in Michigan may be equipped with counterfeit restraint systems, and over 80% of counterfeit airbags fail to deploy properly during a crash.
Kamaitis is expected to return to court April 10.
