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Criminal Press Releases – 2009
This is a list of press releases announcing results of EPA criminal cases adjudicated in U.S. courts. This is a sortable table and can be viewed by date or alphabetically under all other headings.
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| Month/Day | Defendant | State | Violation | Related Media | Case Status | Press Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18 | McWane, Inc. James Delk Michael Devine |
AL | • Illegal discharges of wastewater | Water | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release N.D. AL (PDF) (2 pp, 43K) |
| 12/17 | Carl Frazier Donald Frazier Carl and Don Frazier, Incorporated |
MI | • A misdemeanor charge of negligent discharge of pollutants without a permit | Water | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. MI (PDF) (1 pg, 22K) |
| 12/16 | Cory King | ID | • Making false statements • Violating the Safe Drinking Water Act |
Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. ID (PDF) (1 pg, 23K) |
| 12/10 | SynPep Corp. Dr. Chi Yang |
CA | • Making false statements | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. CA(PDF) (2 pp, 79K) | |
| 12/01 | Daniel Cason | GA | • Three counts of making false statements in records and reports regarding the Treatment Plant’s measurements of fecal coliform and biochemical oxygen | Water | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. GA (PDF) (2 pp, 85K) |
| 11/25 | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) | MD | • Negligent discharge ofwastewater containing hydrofluoric acid to the pipes and sewers ofthe Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | Water | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release D. MD (PDF) (3 pp, 24K) |
| 11/23 | Kroy Corporation James Garrido |
FL | • Three counts knowingly importing approximately 418,654 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon – 22 ("HCFC–22"), | Air | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 24K) |
| 11/13 | Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation | CO | • Discharges from associated wastewater treatment operation | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. CO (PDF) (2 pp, 51K) |
| 11/02 | Eric Bryant | MO | • Using Carbofuran for an unlawful purpose • Using Carbofuran by an uncertified applicator • One count of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in relation to the deaths of the red-tailed hawk and American crows |
Pesticides | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. MO (PDF) (1 pg, 77K) |
| 10/28 | Guadalupe Sanchez Roman | WA | • Illegally dumping oily waste into city wastewater system | Water | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. WA (PDF) (2 pp, 27K) |
| 10/26 | Paul Prendergast | MD | • Accepting gratuities in connection with asbestos and lead abatement contracts supervised as a West Virginia state official | Asbestos Lead abatement |
Sentencing | Press Release D. MD (PDF) (2 pp, 19K) |
| 10/26 | John Signore | NY | • Storing hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 45K) |
| 10/21 | Styga Compania Naviera S.A. | TX | • Three felony violations for failing to properly maintain an oil record book | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. TX (PDF) (2 pp, 24K) |
| 10/20 | John Bruce | CT | • One count of violating the Toxic Substance Control Act | Asbestos | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (2 pp,25K) |
| 10/15 | Nami Resources Company | KY | • Illegally discharged pollutants into a water source | Water Endangered Species |
Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release E.D. KY (PDF) (1 pg, 22K) |
| 10/14 | Larkin Baggett Formerly listed on EPA's Fugitive list |
FL | • Illegally dumping pollutants • Hazardous waste regulations • Illegally possessing firearms • Aggravated assault on law enforcement officers |
Water Waste |
Sentencing | Press Release EPA Press Release S.D. FL (PDF) |
| 10/02 | Southern Union Company | RI | • Illegally storing mercury at a company-owned site | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release D. RI (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) |
| 10/01 | Gene Cordeniz | CA | • Three misdemeanor counts sale of unregistered, misbranded pesticides | Pesticides | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release E.D. CA (PDF) (1 pg, 96K) |
| 09/30 | Gary Fillers | TN | • One felony count for conspiring to violate "work practice standards" related to the proper stripping, bagging, removal and disposal of asbestos | Air | Guilty Plea | Press Release M.D. TN (PDF) (2 pp, 29K) |
| 09/25 | Christopher Gauntt | OK | • One count felony making false statements in a monthly operational report submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) | Water | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release E.D. OK (PDF) (2 pp, 20K) |
| 09/15 | Herbert Corn | IN | • Five count felony making false statements in discharge monitoring reports submitted to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) | Water | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. IN (PDF) (2 pp, 42K) |
| 09/14 | Rochester Power Wash, Inc. | NY | • Misdemeanor charge of negligent discharge of waste water | Water | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release W.D. NY (PDF) (1 pg, 44K) |
| 09/11 | Brusco Tug & Barge, Inc. | CA | • One felony count discharge dredged material into waters | Water | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 56K) |
| 09/10 | Christopher Rotante IMS Safety, Inc. (“IMS”) |
NY | • Conspiracy to defraud • False representations |
Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release S.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 80K) | |
| 09/03 | Dalnave Navigation Inc. | NJ | • Failing to keep accurate oily water discharge records • Using falsified records to conceal the discharge at sea of untreated bilge from cargo ships |
Water | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release D. NJ (PDF) (3 pp, 120K) |
| 09/01 | William Garvey HPI Products Inc. |
MO | • A felony violation disposing of the pesticide waste • A felony violation hazardous waste storage |
Water | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. MO (PDF) (2 pp, 38K) |
| 08/31 | Hans Nielsen | MO | • Two criminal misdemeanor counts failure to notify the state or federal regulatory agencies of the illegal storage of pesticides and failed to maintain records of the storage | Pesticides | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. MO (PDF) (1 pg, 33K) |
| 08/25 | Richard L. Sturgeon | MO | • Failing to report the discharge of pollutants into a lake | Water | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. MO (PDF) (2 pp, 82K) |
| 08/20 | Greenleaf, L.L.C. | MO | • Illegal distribution and/or sale of a large number of the pesticides and rodenticide products after removing or defacing the labeling on the package | Pesticides | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. MO (PDF) (2 pp, 77K) |
| 08/13 | Robert Fred Smith Formerly listed on EPA's Fugitive list |
CA | • Conspiring to discharge pollutants and commit false statements in connection with the dumping of construction debris from the Fishing Vessel (FV) MARU into San Diego Harbor | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 60K) |
| 08/13 | Fleet Management Ltd. | CA | • A criminal violation for negligently causing the discharge of more than 50,000 gallons of fuel oil into San Francisco Bay • Felony obstruction of justice • False statement charges for creating false and forged documents after the crash at the direction of shore-based supervisors with an intent to deceive the U.S. Coast Guard |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 50K) |
| 07/31 | David Phillips | MT | • Perjury | Water Probation violation |
Sentencing | Press Release D. MT (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) |
| 07/29 | Carl Frazier Don Frazier Carl and Don Frazier, Incorporated |
MI | • A misdemeanor negligent discharge of pollutants without a permit • A felony knowing discharge of a pollutant without a permit |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. MI (PDF) (1 pg, 19K) |
| 07/28 | Chung Mun Chae | NY | • Mail fraud • Tax fraud |
Asbestos | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Presss Release N.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 104K) |
| 07/21 | Robert Meyer Atlantic Wire |
CT | • Illegally discharging pollutants | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (4 pp, 38K) |
| 07/17 | John Joseph Cota Fleet Management (Cosco Busan) |
CA | • Negligently causing discharge of a harmful quantity of oil | Water | Sentencing | John Joseph Cota (PDF) (3 pp, 34K) |
| 07/16 | Panagiotis Stamatakis Dimitrios Papadakis Dalnave Navigation Inc. |
NJ | • Knowingly failed to record those discharges in the ship's official oil record book | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. NJ (PDF) (2 pp, 39K) |
| 07/15 | Kenneth Ray Nelson | TN | • Two misdemeanors improperly used restricted–use pesticide | Pesticides | Sentencing | Press Release E.D. TN (PDF) (2 pp, 233K) |
| 07/14 | Shore Terminal LLC | CA | • Four felony counts of submitting false annual reports | Air | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 72K) |
| 07/06 | Larkin Baggett Formerly listed on EPA's Fugitive list |
FL | • Possessing eight firearms, including assault rifles, while a fugitive from justice in Utah • Three counts of assaulting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Special Agents • One count related to assaulting a Monroe County deputy sheriff, all using a deadly and dangerous weapon • Two counts brought in Utah (transferred to South Florida pursuant to Rule 20 of the Federal Criminal Rules), violated an effluent standard, pretreatment standard, and prohibition • Illegally disposed of hazardous waste without a permit |
Water Waste |
Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 36K) |
| 06/30 | Herbert L. Corn | IN | • Five count felony making false statements in discharge monitoring reports submitted to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release N.D. IN (PDF) (2 pp, 47K) |
| 06/18 | Gregory Wagner | FL | • Misprision of a felony | Water | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 25K) |
| 06/05 | Shore Terminal LLC | CA | • One felony count of submitting a false annual report | Air | Guilty Plea | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 78K) |
| 06/05 | STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd. | FL | • Four felony offenses: • Conspiracy • Falsifying records • Making false statements |
Water | Sentencing | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 38K) |
| 05/29 | Gerald Cohen Lawrence Aviation Industries, Inc. (LAI) |
NY | • Illegally storing more than 12 tons of hazardous waste | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release E.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 21K) |
| 05/27 | Lyle Hester Kevin Hester |
TX | • Illegal storage, transportation or disposal of hazardous wastes without a permit | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release E.D. TX (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) |
| 05/01 | Cory Ledeal King | ID | • Four counts inject excess surface fluids from various sources into at least four deep agricultural irrigation wells on numerous occasions without having the required Underground Injection Control permit | Water | Conviction | Press Release D. ID (PDF) (1 pg, 20K) |
| 04/30 | Exxon Mobil Pipeline Company | MA | • Illegal spill of approximately 15,000 gallons of diesel oil into the Mystic River from Exxon Mobil’s oil terminal in Everett, Massachusetts | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. MA (PDF) (3 pp, 39K) |
| 04/27 | Atlantic Wire Company, LLC | CT | • Illegally discharging pollutants | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (4 pp, 39K) |
| 04/24 | STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd. | FL | • Four felony offenses: • Conspiracy • Falsifying records • Making false statements |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 62K) |
| 04/24 | Salem KIK (Virginia) LLC | VA | • Negligently discharged bleach into the sanitary sewer system | Water | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. VA (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) |
| 04/24 | McWane – Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company John Prisque Scott Faubert Jeffrey Maury Craig Davidson |
NJ | • Conspiring to illegally discharge pollutants into the Delaware River • Knowingly violating Clean Air Act permit requirements • Defrauding the United States by obstructing investigations • Lying and falsifying documents required for worker and environmental protection • Obstructing justice |
Air Water |
Sentencing | Press Release EPA Fact Sheet (PDF) (3 pp, 58K) Press Release D. NJ (PDF) (4 pp, 108K) |
| 04/16 | Texas Oil and Gathering Inc. John Kessel Edgar Pettijohn |
TX | • Conspiracy • Disposing of oil–contaminated waste water from its refinery process at an underground injection well permitted to accept wastes only from oil and gas production wastes • Disposing of hazardous waste at an unpermitted facility. |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. TX (PDF) (2 pp, 37K) |
| 04/13 | California Shellfish Company Inc. d/b/a Point Adams Packing Co. (PAPCO) |
OR | • Unpermitted discharges of wastewater into the Columbia River | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. OR (PDF) (2 pp, 37K) |
| 03/31 | Mark Banskter | MO | • Falsifying auto emission tests | Air | Sentencing | Press Release E.D. MO (PDF) (2 pp, 729K) |
| 03/31 | Daniel Webster Cason | GA | • Three counts of making false statements in records and reports regarding the Treatment Plant’s measurements of fecal coliform and biochemical oxygen demand | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. GA (PDF) (2 pp, 63K) |
| 03/16 | General Maritime Management (Portugal) LDA | TX | • Making false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard • Failing to maintain an accurate Oil Record Book |
Water | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. TX (PDF) (2 pp, 41K) |
| 03/16 | Jay Bert Atwater | UT | • One count of disposing of hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release D. UT (PDF) (2 pp, 63K) |
| 03/10 | Holy House Shipping AB | NJ | • Illegal dumping of oily waste in international waters | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. NJ (PDF) (3 pp, 122K) |
| 03/06 | John Joseph Cota Fleet Management (Cosco Busan) |
CA | • Negligently causing discharge of a harmful quantity of oil | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. CA (PDF) (3 pp, 88K) |
| 03/06 | Jeong Gyu Lee | FL | • Dumping oily waste water into the ocean • Making false statements to the United States Coast Guard |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 60K) |
| 02/24 | Raymond Sawyer MagnaGro International, Inc. |
KS | • Unlawfully discharging waste from a fertilizer manufacturing operation into the city of Lawrence's sewer system | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. KS (PDF) (1 pg, 24K) |
| 02/19 | Patrick Gearin Port of Astoria |
OR | • Illegal discharge | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. OR (PDF) (2 pp, 25K) |
| 02/18 | Christopher Rotante IMS Safety, Inc. ("IMS") |
NY | • Conspiracy to defraud | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 55K) | |
| 02/11 | Curtis Collins John Wood |
NY | • Illegal asbestos removal and disposal activities • Mail Fraud • Conspiracy |
Air | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 114K) |
| 02/05 | Chick Arthur Little Guy R. Hylton |
TX | • Negligent endangerment by allowing the release of asbestos in a way that created a danger of death or serious bodily injury | Air | Sentencing | Press Release EPA |
| 02/05 | James E. Spain Crown Chemical Inc. Catalino Uy |
IL | • Illegal discharges of acidic and caustic wastewater • Lying to federal investigators • Conspiracy |
Water | Sentencing | Press Release EPA |
| 02/04 | Randall R. Cook | UT | • A misdemeanor count of negligently discharging a pollutant into water | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. UT (PDF) (2 pp, 61K) |
| 01/30 | Ronald Schongar | CT | • One count mail fraud stemming from a mold remediation scheme | Air | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (1 pg, 25K) |
| 01/27 | William Garvey HPI Products Inc. |
MO | • A felony violation disposing of the pesticide waste • A felony violation hazardous waste storage |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. MO (PDF) (2 pp, 80K) |
| 01/21 | Heraeus Metal Processing, Inc. (Heraeus) | TN | • One count making false material statements in and omitting material information from a document required to be maintained pursuant to the Clean Air Act | Air | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release E.D. TN (PDF) (2 pp, 31K) |
| 01/21 | Steven Ricci | RI | • Falsifying hazardous waste inspection logs | Waste | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. RI (PDF) (1 pg, 27K) |
| 01/21 | Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) | LA | • Negligent spill of processed brine water into waters of the United States on a federal wildlife refuge | Water | Sentencing | Press Release E.D. LA (PDF) (2 pp, 31K) |
| 01/16 | Robert Whiteman Control Products, USA ("Control Products") |
VA | • One count unlawful storage of hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Guilty Plea | Press Release E.D. VA (PDF) (2 pp, 37K) |
| 01/15 | Larry Anson | OR | • A felony unlawfully and knowingly stored hazardous waste • A misdemeanor negligently causing pollutants and hazardous substances to be introduced into the sewer system |
Waste Water |
Sentencing | Press Release D. OR (PDF) (1 pg, 30K) |
| 01/13 | Salem KIK (Virginia) LLC | VA | • Negligently discharged bleach into the sanitary sewer system | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release N.D. VA (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) |
| 01/13 | Pendulum Shipmanagement Inc. ("Pendulum") | PA | • Failed to account for the discharge of oil–contaminated ballast water in the Oil Record Book | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release E.D. PA (PDF) (3 pp, 108K) |