The following document is titled 'Victim Impact Statement on Behalf of Daimler AG'
The reader should note the following before reading this ridiculous statement which was read in open court on the day of my sentencing by long time MBUSA employee Stefan Grell:
It is documented that MBUSA knew exactly what we were doing since at least 2003. Emails and witness statements will be in the book to substantiate that.
It is documented that Stefan Grell himself knew exactly what we were doing since the mid 2000s. I guess he wasn't that overly concerned about the safety of drivers of Mercedes Benz vehicles and the public some 10 years earlier. Perhaps the thrill of possibly sending a longtime MBUSA vendor to prison was something he just couldn't pass up.
That's right, Brinson Co. has been an approved vendor to MBUSA (hundreds of invoices) since 2006. Their latest P.O. was dated September 2018.
Now, read the first part of the Victim Statement and then I'll have an additional comment afterwards. This victim statement will be printed in it's entirety in my book.
VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF DAIMLER AG
(1) Daimler AG, a German public company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany ("Daimler"), submits the following victim impact statement pursuant to Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The purpose of this statement is to explain how the defendants' criminal acts endangered drivers of Mercedes Benz vehicles and the public, and to preserve all Daimler's rights and remedies against these defendants. Materially identical statements have been or will be submitted in the comparison cases of United States v. Rainer Wittich and The Brinson Company, Criminal No. 14-35 (E.D.La.); United States v. Robert Beckmann and Beckmann Technologies Inc., Criminal No 14-144 (E.D.La.); and United States v. Martin Vellozzi, Criminal No. 13-154 (E.D.La.).
MB wanted the aftermarket to have access to their OE diagnostic software. We know they could have stopped it at anytime. I had the courtesy to do show-and-tell for them in 2001. I asked them if they had a problem. (More on that in the book). MB was a complicit and willing participant in ensuring that the aftermarket had (and still has) access to OE diagnostic software. They kept their head in the sand as they profited from the additional parts sales to the aftermarket. Something to do with an EPA Final Rule - more on that in the book. Remember also, that MB recently initiated litigation against Amazon concerning trademark infringement on a $5.00 center cap. The question now arises - why would MB go to war against Amazon over a $5.00 center cap, but NEVER complain about Rainer and Brinson copying their diagnostic software? Again, more on the EPA Final Rule in the book. To imply, in front of a Federal judge, that my customers and I put MB owners and the general public in danger without any evidence ever having been presented is irresponsible and quite possibly defamatory. Who do they think they are - Christine Blasey Ford?