- Net worth
- Unknown
- Crimes
- regulatory, conspiracy
- Convicted of
- Conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act
- Original sentence
- Five years' probation, conditioned upon a corporate compliance program and reporting requirements and a $12,500 community service fee; $50,000 fine (December 5, 2024)
Background
Elite Diesel Service, Inc., is a truck repair business in Windsor, Colorado. Its owner, Troy Lake, was separately convicted of conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and was pardoned by President Trump on November 7, 2025. The corporation was sentenced in December 2024 and received a full pardon on February 12, 2026.
The Case
Between January 2017 and December 2020, Elite Diesel and its owner instructed employees to disable computerized on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems on at least 344 heavy-duty commercial diesel trucks. Co-conspirators at diesel shops and fleets in other states would disable emissions control hardware, then use Elite to manipulate the OBD systems so malfunctions would not be detected. The DOJ described the operation as part of a wider conspiracy involving eight co-conspirators in seven states. Elite pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and was sentenced to five years' probation (conditioned on a corporate compliance program and reporting requirements), a $12,500 community service fee paid to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for emissions repairs for low-income drivers, and a $50,000 fine. Widespread emissions tampering increases harmful air pollution and harms public health and the environment.
The Pardon
On February 12, 2026, President Trump granted Elite Diesel Service, Inc., a full pardon.