Criminal Press Releases - 2018
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This is a list of press releases announcing results of EPA criminal cases adjudicated in U.S. courts. The tables are sortable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/21 | David Klepadlo David D. Klepadlo and Assoc, Inc. |
PA | Clean Water Act violations - related to Pennsylvania municipalities' wastewater treatment plant operation | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 12/18 |
IAV GmbH |
MI | Using a defeat device to cheat U.S. vehicle emissions tests | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 12/13 | Kenneth R. Morrison | IN | Interstate transportation of stolen goods - related to dismantling the Monon Bridge in Hammond, IN | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 12/7 | Timothy Peer | WV | Permit violations, discharging untreated sewage into the North Branch of the Potomac River | CWA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 12/3 | Robert Carville | NY | Illegally storing hazardous waste | RCRA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/29 | APC Paper Group | NY | Clean Water Act Violation - negligently discharging wastewater into the Raquette River | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/29 | (Explo Systems) David Alan Smith William Terry Wright Charles Ferris Callihan Kenneth Wayne Lampkin Lionel Wayne Koons |
LA | Conspiracy; Illegal disposal and transportation of explosive hazardous waste leading to an explosion at a U.S. National Guard facility which prompted a town evacuation and resulted in a $38M cleanup cost. | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/20 | Bobby David Lowrey Lowrey & Lowrey Inc. |
MO | Misapplication of a pesticide, making a false statement, obstruction of justice related to applying Dicamba to crops | FIFRA, Title 18 | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/16 | Craig Lorch Jeff Zirkle |
WA | Conspiracy to commit wire fraud - secretly exporting e-waste for unsafe disposal | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/16 | Nolan Michael Schimpf Zachary Daniel Flanagan |
MT | Illegal discharges of lead contaminated water into a public sewer system | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/9 | Donald E. Wood, Jr. Woody's Trucking LLC |
MT | Conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, obstruction of justice and hazardous materials shipping paper and placarding violations (related to an explosion at an oil and gas processing facility) | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/9 | Kenneth Gravitt | KY | Illegal storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste | RCRA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/1 | Etcher Family Farms, LLC Scott Allen Etcher Benjamin Allen McFarland |
IA | Knowing discharge of a pollutant into a water of the United States without a permit | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 10/23 | Dale Johansen | MO | Making a false statement in connection with an investigation of Rogue Creek drinking water | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 10/4 | David Tielle (Keystone Biofuels) | PA | Renewable fuel tax credit fraud (RINs fraud) | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 9/17 | Jose Rivera (Terminix USVI) | VI | Illegally applying fumigants containing methyl bromide | FIFRA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/28 | Brian Dale Fleming | MO | Clean Water Act Violation - Knowingly discharging a pollutant into the Big Piney River | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/27 | Gregory Schnabel | OH | Renewable fuel tax credit fraud (RINs fraud) | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/24 | Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston | UT | Renewable fuel tax credit fraud (RINs fraud) | Title 18 | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/23 | Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC (NRCS Steven Michael Braithwaite Adam Thomas Braithwaite |
NE | Conspiracy, violating worker safety standards resulting in worker deaths, RCRA violations, submitting false documents to a federal agency, and perjury | RCRA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/17 | Joseph Michael Kehrer | IL | Illegal asbestos removal - failure to notify regulatory authorities prior to removal | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/10 | Zachary Daniel Flanagan Nolan Michael Schimpf |
MT | Unauthorized discharges of lead-contaminated waste water into the City of Bozeman's sewer system | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/8 | Calvin Glover | CO | Renewable fuel tax credit scheme (RINs fraud) | Title 18 | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/2 | MORA Development | PR | Clean Water Act Violation - discharging raw sewage into the La Plata River | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 7/27 | Ahmed el-Sherif | KS | Illegally storing hazardous waste | RCRA | Trial Conviction | DOJ Press Release |
| 7/19 | CG Roxane, LLC (Crystal Geyser) United Pumping Services, Inc. United Storm Water, Inc. |
CA | Illegally transporting hazardous waste containing arsenic |
RCRA |
Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/27 | Thomas S. Fritzel, Keela Lam | KS | Clean Air Act Violation - Illegal and improper asbestos removal and disposal | CAA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/20 | Raymond Williams, Daryl Duncan, Penny Duncan, U.S. Technology Corp. | MO | RCRA Violation - Illegally transporting 9 million pounds of hazardous waste | RCRA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/15 |
William Terry Wright (Explo Systems Inc) |
LA | Criminal conspiracy related to disposal of hazardous waste at unpermitted facilities, illegal/improper storage leading to an explosion at a U.S. military facility. | RCRA Title 18 |
Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/6 | Miguel Castillo (Concord Chemical Co. Inc.) | NJ | Illegally storing hazardous waste | RCRA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/5 | Fuel Bio One, LLC | NJ | Clean Water Act violation - releasing 45,000 gallons of wastewater into the Arthur Kill waterway | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ press Release |
| 6/5 | Dyno-Nobel | OR | Failing to notify federal authorities of ammonia releases | CERCLA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/30 | Gavin Rexer, Dennis Paulhamus, Timothy Sweitzer, John Joseph | PA | Clean Air Act Violation - Modifying emissions systems on Rockwater heavy-duty diesel trucks. | CAA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/23 | Woody's Trucking, LLC Donald E. Wood |
MT | Conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice related to explosion at oil and gas processing facility | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/23 | Caleb Elias Hartzog | SC | Clean Water Act Violation - forged forms pertaining to drinking water sampling | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/10 | David Haisten, Judy Haisten | PA | FIFRA Violations, conspiracy - related to unregistered/misbranded pesticides and misbranded animal drugs; counterfeiting | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ press Release |
| 5/7 | Stephen C. Rolfe Justin E. Hubbard |
CA | Substituting soil samples in order to fake radiological remediation results at naval shipyard. | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/3 | Brian Scott Miller Executive Air Terminal |
WV | TSCA Violation - Storage of Hazardous Waste without a Permit, illegally moved and stored 37 drums of fuel wastes. | TSCA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/3 | Martin Winterkorn (Volkswagen) | CA | Conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW's scheme to cheat U.S. diesel vehicle emissions requirements. | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/30 | Jin Chul (Jacob) Cha | WA | Fraud - related to renewable energy credits (RINs Fraud) - connected with Gen-X Energy Group | CAA Title 18 |
Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/23 | Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc. | OR | Clean Water Act Violation - repeatedly discharging untreated wastewater into Kellogg Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/18 | Mike Blankenship | WV | Clean Water Act Violations - dumping untreated sewage into Little Huff Creek | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/10 | Robert James Carville | NY | RCRA Violations - Illegally storing storing hazardous waste | RCRA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/6 | American Biodiesel Christopher Young El Dorado Hills |
CA | Clean Water Act Violations - Tampering with monitoring equipment, unlawful discharge of wastewater, false statements, witness tampering. | CWA Title 18 |
Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/9 | AAA Pest Protection | FL | FIFRA Violation - illegal application of pesticides including lack of protective equipment for employees, failure to provide proper warnings and failure to aerate fumigated spaces before tenant re-entry. | FIFRA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/27 | Tyson Poultry Inc. | MO | Clean Water Act Violations - discharged spill contents into sewers resulting in fish kill. | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/26 | Sea World Management & Trading Inc. Edmon Fajardo |
TX | Discharging oil cargo residues and machinery space bilge water from tank vessel directly into the ocean, bypassing oil discharge monitoring equipment, into the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. | MARPOL | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/23 | Dyno-Nobel, Inc. | OR | CERCLA Violation - related to the release of over 6 tons of anhydrous ammonia from St. Helens urea manufacturing plant. | CERCLA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/21 | James Philip Lucero | CA | Clean Water Act Violations - Dumped over 1000 Industrial-sized truckloads of debris (near San Francisco National Wildlife Refuge) into private property containing federally-protected wetlands, without landowner permission or permit. | CWA | Conviction | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/6 | Andre Bernard | NY | Biodiesel fraud scheme (RINs Fraud) | Title 18 CAA |
Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/5 | Joseph J. Chernis, IV | IL | Clean Air Act Violations - asbestos removal | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/26 | Michael J. Ward | NY | Clean Water Act Violations - discharging pollutants into the Raquette River, concealing and falsifying reports. | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/25 | Thomas Toy | NJ | Illegally storing and disposing of hazardous waste (Superior Barrel and Drum Company, Inc.) | RCRA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/24 | Ben Wootton Race Miner |
PA | RINs Fraud, Tax Fraud | CAA, Title 18 | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/23 | Andrew Manganas | PA | Clean Water Act Violation - discharging pollutants into the Susquehanna River in connection with a federal oversight project (Wade Bridge) | CWA, Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/11 | Dale Johansen | MO |
Mail Fraud - Invoicing for and falsely representing to customers that water was treated while the treatment system was not operational |
Title 18 | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |