Shuttered NJ Importer Pleads Guilty To Hiding AC Fire Risks

By Carla Baranauckas ( August 5, 2025, 6:08 PM EDT) -- A defunct New Jersey importer of consumer appliances pled guilty on Tuesday to one count of willfully violating the Consumer Product Safety Act for its failure to report dangerous defects in more than 33,000 portable air conditioners that have been linked to more than 40 fires and one death, the U.S. Department of Justice announced....

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