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Results of Investigations
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Action |
Date |
2012 |
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| West Palm Beach Sellers of Unnecessary Septic Tank Products Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud |
November 22, 2011 |
| Federal Grand Jury Indicts David P. Preston on Wire Fraud Charges |
October 6, 2011 |
| Former EPA-CID Special Agent in Texas Pleads Guilty to Perjury and Obstruction of Justice |
October 4, 2011 |
| Owner of Clean Green Fuel Charged in Scheme to Sell Over $9 Million in Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Credits |
October 3, 2011 |
2011 |
|
| Local Contractor Pleads Guilty To Defrauding City Of Sacramento Of Stimulus Funds |
September 20, 2011 |
| Canadian National Sentenced to Serve 50 Months in Prison for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Involving New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency at Superfund Site |
September 12, 2011 |
| Former EPA-CID Special Agent Charged with Perjury and Obstruction of Justice |
July 27, 2011 |
| A Boise couple were sentenced in federal court for conspiring to defraud the Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality of federal grant funds that were to be used to install diesel emission reduction equipment on Idaho school buses. |
June 20, 2011 |
| New York Man Ordered to Pay Over $400,000 in Restitution and Fines for Role in Kickback Scheme at New Jersey Superfund Sites |
June 1, 2011 |
| Hayward Baker Settlement |
May 17, 2011 |
| New Jersey Wastewater Treatment and Chemical Supply Company and Owner Sentence for Their Role in Fraud Conspiracy |
April 6, 2011 |
2010 |
|
EPA OIG and CID agents execute a search warrant of Upstate Laboratories, Inc., in East Syracuse, NY.
|
September 2010 |
| Two Sacramento Men Indicted for Defrauding City of Sacramento |
August 4, 2010 |
| Investigation of Allegations Concerning Environmental Justice Issues in EPA Region 4 |
June 14, 2010 |
| Former Representative of Backfill Subcontractor Sentenced to 33 Months in Jail for Kickback and Fraud Scheme |
February 23, 2010 |
| Response to EPA Administrator's Request for Investigation into Allegations of a Cover-up in the Risk Assessment for the Coal Ash Rulemaking |
November 2, 2009 |
| Former Subcontractor Representative Pleads Guilty to Indictment Involving Conspiracy at New Jersey Superfund Site |
October 28 , 2009 |
2009 |
|
| Three Individuals Indicted for Roles in Conspiracy Schemes Involving Two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Sites in New Jersey |
September 11, 2009 |
| New Jersey Electrical Services Company Employee Sentenced to 20 Months in Jail for Kickback and Fraud Scheme |
July 13, 2009 |
| Canadian Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Involving a New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Site |
July 6, 2009 |
| Owner of New Jersey Landscaping Sub-Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Environmental Protection Agency |
June 25, 2009 |
| N.J. Industrial Pipes Supply Company and Its Co-Owner Plead Guilty to Fraud at Two N.J. Superfund Sites |
March 4, 2009 |
| N.J. Electrical Company Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Environmental Protection Agency at Superfund Site |
February 26, 2009 |
| Heraeus Metal Processing Inc. Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Record Required by Clean Air Act and Pays $350,000 Fine |
January 21, 2009 |
2008 |
|
| Former Executive of Soil Remediation Sub-Contractor Pleads Guilty
to Defrauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
December 15, 2008 |
| Former Passamaquoddy Governor Convicted of Conspiracy, Fraud and False Statements [PDF, 65KB] | November 21, 2008 |
| Yuma Laboratory Director Indicted for Fraud [PDF, 28KB] | November 13, 2008 |
| Former EPA Intern Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Timesheets [PDF, 18KB] | September 4, 2008 |
| Two Virgin Islands Commissioners Sentenced In $1.4 Million Bribery and Kickback Scheme [PDF, 37KB] | August 14, 2008 |
| Bennett Environmental Inc. Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency |
July 31, 2008 |
| N.J. Wastewater Treatment Supply Company Owner and a Contracts Administrator Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging, Fraud and Tax Offenses |
July 23, 2008 |
| Suspect Sentenced in Identity Fraud Scheme [PDF - 18KB] | June 9, 2008 |
| Press Release from United States Attorney's Office, "Parker Man Found Guility of Defrauding Investors and U.S.
Government in Connection with Fuel Additive" |
May 29, 2008 |
| Company Sentenced for Violating the Clean Water Act [PDF, 85KB] | March 5, 2008 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands Officials Found Guilty in $1.4 Million
Bribery and Kickback Scheme |
February 27, 2008 |
| Printing Company Sentenced for Making False Statements [PDF, 90KB] | February 27, 2008 |
2007 |
|
| Florida Company Ordered to Pay $1,863,264 in Restitution |
December 14, 2007 |
| EPA Saves $2 Million as a Result of an Investigation [PDF, 15KB] | August 1, 2007 |
| Additional Guilty Pleas and Sentencing in Software Piracy Case [PDF, 19KB] | July 31, 2007 |
| Importer Sentenced for Defrauding Luxury
Car Buyers Regarding EPA Standards |
June 14, 2007 |
| Contractor Settles Civil Action for $15,000
Regarding False Claims Case |
April 12, 2007 |
| Waste Management Facility Contractor Pleads Guilty [PDF, 15KB] | December 20, 2006 |
| Asbestos and Lead Abatement Contractor
and Others Sentenced |
December 8, 2006 |
| EPA Contract Laboratory Settles Civil Suit for $200,000 [PDF, 15KB] | November 16, 2006 |
| More Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Software Piracy Case [PDF, 15KB] | November 9, 2006 |
| Company Supervisor Sentenced for Using
Improper Asbestos Removal Practices |
October 18, 2006 |
2006 |
|
| Grantees Sentenced for Mail Fraud and Theft [PDF, 14KB] | September 6, 2006 |
| Motorcycle Importer Sentenced for Smuggling [PDF, 12KB] | August 17, 2006 |
| Three Sentenced in Kickback Scheme [PDF, 12KB] | July 19, 2006 |
| Co-Conspirator Sentenced [PDF, 11KB] | July 18, 2006 |
| Business Owner Sentenced for Using Improper Practices to Remove Asbestos [PDF, 13KB] | July 6, 2006 |
| Former Grantee Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement [PDF, 12KB] | July 6, 2006 |
| Certification Procedure Changed [PDF, 10KB] | July 6, 2006 |
| University of Connecticut Pays $558,233 as a Result of a Compliance Agreement [PDF, 12KB] | June 27, 2006 |
| Laboratory Technician Sentenced [PDF, 12KB] | April 7, 2006 |
| University of Connecticut Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations [PDF, 14KB] | January 6, 2006 |
| Two Employees Suspended for Using a Government Computer to Access Pornography [PDF, 12KB] | January 4, 2006 |
| Four Multinational Firms Repay Millions to Settle Allegations of Overbilling [PDF, 27KB] | December 23, 2005 |
| Contractor Enters into $1 Million Settlement Agreement [PDF, 14KB] | December 23, 2005 |
| Lab Technician Sentenced for Submitting a False Statement [PDF, 14KB] | October 24, 2005 |
2005 |
|
| Contractor Employee Sentenced to Prison [PDF, 15KB] | September 15, 2005 |
| Contractor Enters into $41.9 Million Settlement [PDF, 15KB] | July 11, 2005 |
| California Environmental Services Corporation to Donate $1.1 Million to Settle Allegations [PDF, 13KB] | June 27, 2005 |
| Grantee Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Federal Funds [PDF, 15KB] | June 24, 2005 |
| Former EPA Contractor Employee Sentenced
for Computer Crime |
June 23, 2005 |
| Drinking Water Plant Operator Sentenced for Falsifying Reports [PDF, 13KB] | May 23, 2005 |
| Contract Terms Changed as a Result of an OIG Investigation [PDF, 12KB] | April 5, 2005 |
| Cyberpirate Sentenced [PDF, 11KB] | March 16, 2005 |
| Laboratory President Sentenced to Prison Term [PDF, 16KB] | March 15, 2005 |
| Contractor Enters into $6.5 Million Settlement [PDF, 13KB] | March 15, 2005 |
| Two Employees Suspended for Misuse of
Government Computers |
March 15, 2005 |
| Former General Manager Sentenced for Filing False Statement under Clean Water Act [PDF, 12KB] | March 3, 2005 |
| Environmental Scientist Receives Prison Sentence [PDF, 12KB] | February 2, 2005 |
| Contractor Agrees to Pay $424,270 to
Settle Overbilling Allegations |
December 9, 2004 |
