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MICHIGAN MAN INDICTED ON CONSPIRACY, ILLEGAL MONETARY TRANSACTION, FALSE STATEMENT CHARGES
Release Date: 07/27/2001
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2001
MICHIGAN MAN INDICTED ON CONSPIRACY,
ILLEGAL MONETARY TRANSACTION, FALSE STATEMENT CHARGES
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
ILLEGAL MONETARY TRANSACTION, FALSE STATEMENT CHARGES
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
On June 26, James M. Dolmetsch, of Livonia, MI, was indicted on charges that he conspired to violate the Clean Air Act, that he was involved in illegal monetary transactions, and that he made a false statement to criminal investigators. The defendant is alleged to have conspired with others to illegally import approximately 63,600 pounds of the banned chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant CFC-12 from Canada. The CFC-12 was then allegedly sold in the United States and the profits were allegedly deposited through illegal monetary transactions. The importation of CFC-12, which is used in the air conditioners of automobiles manufactured before 1994, is highly restricted in the United States under the Montreal Protocol, because the release of CFC-12 harms the earth’s Ozone Layer which protects people from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light. These effects include skin cancer and cataracts. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and the U.S. Customs Service. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit. An indictment is merely an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in a court of law.
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