Criminal Enforcement

EPA’s criminal enforcement program enforces the nation’s laws by investigating cases, collecting evidence, conducting forensic analyses and providing legal guidance to assist in the prosecution of criminal conduct that threatens people’s health and the environment.

February 1 – KC developer pleads guilty to improperly handling asbestos at Citadel Plaza

Kansas City, MO – William M. Threatt, Jr., of Kansas City, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to the charge contained in a June 29, 2010, federal indictment. Threatt was the president and owner of The Citadel Plaza Redevelopment Site located in midtown Kansas City. Co–defendant Anthony Crompton, of Kansas City, Missouri, has also pleaded guilty. Crompton was an operator for The Citadel Plaza Redevelopment Site and a real estate director for Community Development Corporation of Kansas City. He directed the workers who performed demolition work at the Citadel Plaza site. Read more in the Press Release (PDF) (1 pg, 16K About PDF)

• Three Men and Company Convicted of Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act During Demolition of Tennessee Factory (PDF) (2 pp, 24K About PDF) – Jan. 30
• Seattle Business Owner Convicted Of Environmental Crimes And Witness Tampering In Industrial Dumping Incident (PDF) (2 pp, 24K About PDF) – Jan. 27
• Two Shipping Corporations Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced in Maryland for Obstruction of Justice and Environmental Crimes (3 pp, 29K About PDF) – Jan. 25

Investigations
The EPA investigates allegations of criminal wrongdoing prohibited by various environmental statutes.
EPA Fugitives | Special Agents | Remembering Our Fallen Agents | Signs of Environmental Violations | What is an Environmental Crime? | More...

Intergovernmental Partnerships
Alliances of regulatory and law enforcement organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada that promote the effective enforcement.
Environmental Crimes Task Force | National Environmental Crime Prevention Week | More...

Case Activities
Criminal case results which include press releases, case write ups in The Summary of Criminal Prosecution and yearly highlights.
2011 Press Releases | The Summary of Criminal Prosecutions | 2010 End of Year Report | More...

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