Enforcement
Criminal Press Releases – 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23 | Southern Union Company | RI | • Illegally storing mercury for several years | Waste | Conviction and Sentencing Upheld | Press Release D. RI (PDF) (2 pp, 33K) |
| 12/21 | Saverio Todara SAF Environmental |
NY | • Five counts of false statements • Three counts of mail fraud • Three counts of violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act |
Lead Asbestos |
Sentencing | Press Release S.D. NY (PDF) (3 pp, 90K) |
| 12/17 | Paul S. McConnell Donna McConnell James F. Renshaw |
ID | • Discharge of a Pollutant • Unlawful Taking of a Threatened Species |
Water Endangered Species |
Sentencing | Press Release D. ID (PDF) (1 pg, 17K) |
| 12/14 | Andrew A. Costa | UT | • One count of disposing of hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release D. UT (PDF) (2 pp, 142K) |
| 12/02 | Rogelio Lowe | CA | • Two counts mail fraud | Air | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 78K) |
| 12/02 | Atlas Ship Management | FL | • Making false statements • Knowingly failing to accurately maintain an Oil Record Book |
Water | Sentencing | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 22K) |
| 12/01 | Confluence Consulting | MT | • Negligent discharge of pollutants | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. MT (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) |
| 11/30 | Oak Mill | MO | • Illegally discharging pollutants into the city's wastewater treatment system | Water | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. MO (PDF) (1 pg, 78K) |
| 11/15 | Keith Gordon-Smith | NY | • Eight counts of knowing violations of asbestos work practice standards | Air | Conviction | Press Release W.D. NY (PDF) (3 pp, 34K) |
| 11/10 | Davis Wire Corporation | CA | • One count of negligent discharge of acidic pollutants into a publically owned treatment works | Water | Sentencing | Press Release EPA |
| 10/19 | William Ringler | OH | • Unpermitted discharge | Water | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. OH (PDF) (1 pg, 82K) |
| 10/15 | Leroy Hill | IL | • Permit violations | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release (PDF) (1 pg, 19K) |
| 10/13 | Wolfgang "Tito" Roempke | WA | • Failing to Properly Remove Asbestos | Air | Guilty Plea | Press Relase W.D. WA (2 pp, 26K) |
| 10/13 | Certified Environmental Services, Inc. (CES) Nicole Copeland Elisa Dunn |
NY | • Conspiring to aid and abet • Commit mail fraud • Defraud the United States |
Air | Conviction | Press Release EPA |
| 10/12 | Fabio Dioses | CT | • Discharge of pollutants into the Plymouth sewer system | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (2 pp, 27K) |
| 10/08 | Guillermo Molina | FL | • Dumping pollutants into the Miami-Dade County Sanitary Sewer | Water | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 22K) |
| 09/28 | Todd Rorie Robert Rorie |
IN | • Aiding and abetting the illegal transportation of hazardous waste • Illegally storing and disposing of hazardous waste |
Waste | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. IN (PDF) (1 pg, 24K) |
| 09/22 | Sidney Hebert | LA | • Negligent operation of a water treatment facility | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. LA (PDF) (2 pp, 48K) |
| 09/21 | Confluence Consulting | MT | • Negligent discharge of pollutants | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. MT (PDF) (2 pp, 27K) |
| 09/21 | Irika Shipping | MD | • Two counts failing to maintain an accurate oil record book and garbage record book • One count of obstruction of the Coast Guard's inspection • Three counts of concealing evidence • One count of making materially false statements • One count of obstruction of justice |
Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. MD (PDF) (3 pp, 78K) |
| 09/20 | Philip Smith | WA | • Discharging pollutants into waters of the United States without first obtaining a permit | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. WA (PDF) (2 pp, 25K) |
| 09/08 | DRD Towing Randall Dantin |
LA | • Creating hazardous conditions • Obstruction of justice |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release E.D. LA (PDF) (2 pp, 31K) |
| 09/03 | Dimitrios Dimitrakis | CA | • Failing to maintain an Oil Record Book | Water | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 77K) |
| 08/31 | John Buerman | RI | • One count of trafficking in counterfeit goods and knowingly using a counterfeit mark • One count of knowingly distributing and selling a misbranded pesticide |
Pesticides | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. RI (PDF) (2 pp, 22K) |
| 08/27 | Mark Guinn | CA | • Discharge of large amounts of contaminated and toxic dredged spoils into navigable waters of the United States without a permit | Water | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 81K) |
| 08/26 | Cherie Marie Courtney | LA | • Perjury | Sentencing | Press Release M.D. LA (PDF) (1 pg, 21K) | |
| 08/25 | Rodney T. Hoffman | WV | • Illegally storing hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. WV (PDF) (2 pp, 79K) |
| 08/20 | Andrew A. Costa | UT | • One count of disposing of hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. UT (PDF) (2 pp, 141K) |
| 08/17 | Vaja Sikharulidze | NC | • Failure to maintain accurate Oil Record Book | Water | Sentencing | Press Release E.D. NC (PDF) (2 pp, 34K) |
| 08/13 | Richard R. Sparks | MO | • Making a false statement | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. MO (PDF) (2 pp, 81K) |
| 08/03 | Gunduz Avaz | FL | • One count knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an Oil Record Book | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 59K) |
| 08/02 | Stephen Swift | HI | • Two counts of transporting hazardous waste (perchloroethylene) without a manifest • One count of storing the perchloroethylene without a permit |
Waste | Sentencing | Press Release D. HI (PDF) (3 pp, 103K) |
| 07/30 | Rogelio Lowe | CA | • Two counts of mail fraud | Air | Guilty Plea | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 77K) |
| 07/30 | Transmar Shipping Dimitrios Dimitrakis Volodymyr Dombrovskyy |
CA | • Failing to maintain an Oil Record Book • Making a false statement to the U.S. Coast Guard • Aiding and abetting the failure to maintain an accurate Oil Record Book |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 80K) |
| 07/23 | Yavuz Mogultay | FL | • One count knowingly failing to fully and accurately to maintain an Oil Record Book | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 59K) |
| 07/13 | Daryl Quinn | ME | • One count of mail fraud | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. ME (PDF) (1 pg, 95K) |
| 07/09 | Irika Shipping S.A. | MD | • Two counts failing to maintain an accurate oil record book and garbage record book • One count of obstruction of the Coast Guard's inspection • Three counts of concealing evidence • One count of making materially false statements • One count of obstruction of justice |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. MD (PDF) (3 pp, 38K) |
| 06/30 | William Ringler | OH | • One count of allowing an unpermitted discharge | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. OH (PDF) (2 pp, 92K) |
| 06/24 | John Morgan Michael Evans |
PA | • Unlawfully injecting brine produced from an oil drilling operation | Water | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. PA (PDF) (1 pg, 32K) |
| 06/24 | Fabio Dioses | CT | • One count of knowing discharge of a pollutant | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (2 pp, 25K) |
| 06/22 | Kinder Morgan Port Manatee Terminal LLC | FL | • Falsely certified permit applications • Failed to notify and report that baghouse devices were not in compliance and would continue to be out of compliance |
Air | Sentencing | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 60K) |
| 06/09 | Paul Mancuso Steven Mancuso Lester Mancuso Ronald Mancuso |
NY | • Multiple violations of asbestos-related environmental laws | Air | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. NY (PDF) (1 pg, 22K) |
| 06/08 | Richard A. Bee | OH | • Two misdemeanor counts of misuse of a registered pesticide • Two misdemeanor counts of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act |
Pesticides | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. OH (PDF) (1 pg, 44K) |
| 06/08 | Selective Structures L.L.C. | TN | • Illegally storing hazardous waste | Hazardous Waste | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release E.D. TN (PDF) (2 pp, 23K) |
| 06/07 | Ken-Dec, Inc. David Lester Becker |
KY | • Discharge of electroplating waste water into a sink connected to the Horse Cave, Kentucky, Publicly Owned Treatment Works • Disposing of electroplating waste waters without a permit through a hose that emptied onto the ground outside the facility |
Water Hazardous Waste |
Sentencing | Press Release W.D. KY (PDF) (2 pp, 41K) |
| 06/07 | Cooperative Success Maritime S.A. | NC | • Violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) • Making material false statements |
Water | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release E.D. NC (PDF) (3 pp, 27K) |
| 06/03 | Christopher Shawn Mills | WV | • Illegally storing hazardous waste | Waste | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. WV (PDF) (1 pg, 72K) |
| 05/21 | Aksat Denizcilik Ve Ticaret A.S. | FL | • Two felony counts for knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book | Water | Sentencing | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (1 pg, 16K) |
| 05/18 | Scott Tucker | OH | • Illegal handling of asbestos at demolition projects | Air | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. OH (PDF) (2 pp, 21K) |
| 05/12 | Mark Guinn | CA | • Discharge of large amounts of contaminated and toxic dredged spoils into navigable waters of the United States without a permit | Water | Conviction | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 79K) |
| 05/11 | Tulip Corporation | NY | • Storing hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 45K) |
| 05/11 | Louie Zaninovich | NY | • Misdemeanor charge of negligently discharging a pollutant to the Niagara Falls Water Board's Publicly Owned Treatment Works | Water | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 45K) |
| 05/03 | Vaja Sikharulidze | NC | • Failure to maintain accurate Oil Record Book | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release E.D. NC (PDF) (2 pp, 32K) |
| 04/29 | Bernard E. Fuhs | IA | • Storage of hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. IA (PDF) (1 pg, 22K) |
| 04/22 | John Zacharias | TX | • Obstructing a U.S. Coast Guard investigation • Failing to maintain an oil record book |
Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. TX (PDF) (1 pg, 67K) |
| 04/22 | Scott J. Harris | IA | • One count of making false statements in a matter within the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release N.D. IA (PDF) (1 pg, 25K) |
| 04/15 | John Shaw | ID | • Illegally cut the river bank with a bulldozer and installed "rock rip-rap" along approximately 2,000 linear feet of river bank without a permit | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. ID (PDF) (1 pg, 16K) |
| 04/13 | Jackie Taylor | GA | • Making false statements in records and reports regarding the Treatment Plant's wastewater discharges | Water | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. GA (PDF) (2 pp, 46K) |
| 04/12 | Jennifer Duffy John Duffy |
GA | • Illegally disposing of a hazardous waste | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. GA (PDF) (2 pp, 95K) |
| 04/09 | Robert Frost | MO | • One felony count of illegal disposal of hazardous waste | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release E.D. MO (PDF) (1 pg, 27K) |
| 04/01 | Gary West, Jr. | OR | • Unlawfully discharging fill material into a stream • Illegally taking threatened coho salmon |
Water Endangered Species |
Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release D. OR (PDF) (2 pp, 28K) |
| 03/26 | Saverio Todaro | NY | • Falsifying hundreds of lead and asbestos inspection and testing reports | Air Lead-based paint |
Guilty Plea | Press Release S.D. NY (PDF) (6 pp, 125K) |
| 03/22 | China Navigation | WA | • Felony violation failure to maintain a Garbage Record Book | Water | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release W.D. WA (PDF) (2 pp, 24K) |
| 03/19 | Mar-Cone Appliance Parts Co. (Marcone) | FL | • Illegal receipt, purchase, and sale of ozone-depleting refrigerant gas that had been smuggled into the United States | Air | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release S.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 26K) |
| 03/09 | Calvin Burks | MO | • One felony count of making false statements | Air | Sentencing | Press Release E.D. MO (PDF) (1 pg, 28K) |
| 03/04 | Sandra Sattler | CT | • Failing to provide required lead-based paint disclosures to tenants | Lead-based paint | Sentencing | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (2 pp, 28K) |
| 02/25 | Logan City Municipal Corporation | UT | • Misdemeanor charge discharging a pollutant into waters of the United States | Water | Guilty Plea Sentencing |
Press Release D. UT (PDF) (2 pp, 63K) |
| 02/19 | Fleet Management Ltd. (Cosco Busan) |
CA | • Violation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 • Obstruction of justice • False statement charges for creating false and forged documents after a crash at the direction of shore-based supervisors with an intent to deceive the U.S. Coast Guard. |
Water | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. CA(PDF) (3 pp, 82K) |
| 02/17 | Kinder Morgan Port Manatee Terminal LLC | FL | • Falsely certified permit applications • Failed to notify and report that baghouse devices were not in compliance and would continue to be out of compliance |
Air | Guilty Plea | Press Release M.D. FL (PDF) (3 pp, 62K) |
| 02/17 | John Signore | NY | • Storing hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Sentencing | Press Release W.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 46K) |
| 02/16 | John Morgan Michael Evans |
PA | • Unlawfully injecting brine produced from an oil drilling operation | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. PA (PDF) (1 pg, 32K) |
| 02/11 | James Garrido Kroy Corporation |
FL | • Smuggling of ozone-depleting substances into the United States | Air | Sentencing | Press Release S.D. FL (PDF) (2 pp, 26K) |
| 02/09 | Louie Zaninovich | NY | • Misdemeanor charge of negligently discharging a pollutant to the Niagara Falls Water Board's Publicly Owned Treatment Works | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp,45K) |
| 02/03 | Tulip Corporation | NY | • Storing hazardous waste without a permit | Waste | Guilty Plea | Press Release W.D. NY (PDF) (2 pp, 46K) |
| 02/01 | Phoenix Products | CT | • Knowingly discharging a pollutant into the Town of Plymouth sewer system | Water | Sentencing | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (2 pp, 28K) |
| 01/26 | Laurence Cellamare | NH | • Making false statements to the EPA | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. NH (PDF) (2 pp, 35K) |
| 01/22 | Chuck Sivil | CA | • Tampering with and rendering ineffective, or causing another to tamper with or render ineffective, a monitoring device on a vapor recovery unit located at a bulk fuel transfer facility | Air | Sentencing | Press Release N.D. CA (PDF) (2 pp, 80K) |
| 01/13 | Chemical and Metal Industries | LA | • Negligently causing the release of hazardous air pollutants and thereby negligently placing another person in imminent danger of death | Air | Guilty Plea | Press Release M.D. LA (PDF) (1 pg, 22K) |
| 01/04 | Phoenix Products | CT | • Knowingly discharging a pollutant into the Town of Plymouth sewer system | Water | Guilty Plea | Press Release D. CT (PDF) (2 pp, 28K) |