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Enforcement

Criminal Press Releases - 2019

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OCEFT SealThis 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.
 


 
 
Month/Day Defendant State Violation Related Media Case Status Press Release
12/20 Andrew K. Ecklund OH Falsifying lab results TSCA Indictment DOJ Press Release
12/18 Seattle Barrel and Cooperage Co.
Louie Sanft
John Sanft
WA Illegally dumping caustic waste into the King County, WA sewer system CWA Indictment DOJ Press Release
12/16 Sea Harvest Inc
Fishing Vessel Enterprises Inc
NE Knowing and negligent discharges of oily bilge waste CWA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
12/6 Lawrence D. Rutledge IL Illegal storage of hazardous waste TSCA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
12/2 Arthur Wolfe KS Falsifying a water quality report CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
11/25 John Lee GA Perjury, Obstruction of Justice - Related to Hyundai Clean Air Act violations CAA Indictment DOJ Press Release
11/21 Monsanto HI Illegal use of a banned pesticide RCRA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
11/20 Martin Fields CO Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit money laundering, making false claims against the United States, and money laundering - Related to creating a fake renewable fuels company CAA Trial DOJ Press Release
11/19 Collegiate Entrepreneurs, Inc. CT Falsifying Records, TSCA Violations - Related to lead based paint work TSCA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
11/18 MGP Products, Inc. KS Clean Air Act violation - Related to chlorine gas cloud formation/release affecting citizens and first responders CAA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
11/6 Electro-Plating Services Inc (EPS) MI Illegal storage of hazardous wastes resulting in a $1.5M Superfund cleanup cost RCRA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
10/22 Chandra Yarlagadda (Alpha Bioenergy LLC) MI Filing a false income tax return - overstated expenses associated with the purchase of renewable energy credits (RINs Fraud) CAA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
10/10 Marlene Faltemier CA Illegal/Improper storage of Hazardous - related to explosion in Santa Paula, California TSCA Sentencing County DA Press Release
10/3 Michael Greene SC Illegally dumping hazardous waste into Leesburg Branch Creek on multiple ocassions CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
10/3 Max Hurst MT Clean Air Act Negligent Endangerment - related to explosion in Wibaux, Montana CAA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
10/2 Gary Hallinan NY Clean Water Act Violation - Negligently discharging wastewater from the City of Oswego Wastewater Treatment Plant into Lake Ontario CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
9/30 Vikas Jain PA Knowingly violating workplace standards of the Clean Air Act CAA Information DOJ Press Release
9/27 Peter Margiotta (Custom Carbon Processing, Inc.) MT Clean Air Act Violations - related to explosion at oil processing plant in Wibaux, MT CAA Trial DOJ Press Release
9/26 Crete Core Incredients LLC NE Clean Water Act Violations - related to wastewater discharge permit violations CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
9/24 Emanuele Palma (Fiat) MI Title 18, Clean Air Act Violations - related to making false and misleading statements about the emissions control software used in more than 100,000 FCA diesel vehicles Title 18, CAA Indictment DOJ Press Release
9/23 Bobby Babak Khalili
 
NV Failing to remediate and remove asbestos before renovating an apartment complex CAA Indictment DOJ Press Release
9/18 Anthony Gray OH Conspiracy to Defraud the United States - rellated to improperly operating an incinerator Title 18 Indictment DOJ Press Release
9/16 Arthur Wolfe KS Making a false statement to the Kansas Department of Healthand Environment Title 18 Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
9/12 Lloyd Robl WI Wire Fraud and Clean Air Act Violation - related to falsifying asbestos abatement qualifications and illegal and improper asbestos removal Title 18, CAA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
9/12 Jaron Coleman GA Unauthorized Discharge of Oil in the Waters of the United States - discharging 3000 gallons of diesel fuel into a creek leading to the Ochlockonee River CWA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
9/6 Kenneth Morrison IN Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property - related to stealing Monon Bridge Title 18 Sentencing DOJ Press Release
8/28 C&J Well Services
Nabors Completion and Production Services
ND Willful violation of the standard requiring tank cleaning before welding (resulting in explosion and the death of worker Dustin Payne) OSHA violation Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
8/26 Ionian Shipping and Trading Corp, Lily Shipping Ltd, Stamatios Alekidis, Athanasios Pittas, Rey Espulgar USVI Pollution, recordkeeping and obstruction of justice crimes - related to operation of the Motor Tanker Ocean Princess Title 18 Sentencing DOJ Press Release
8/23 Santa Clara Waste Water Company
Green Compass Environmental Solutions
CA Illegal and improper storage and treatment of hazardout waste and chemicals resulting in an explosion and injury to employees and first responders TSCA Sentencing VC DA Press Release
8/21 Brian Mellott PA Disabling emissions control devices in commercial motor vehicles CAA
FMSCA
Plea Agreement DOT Press Release
8/16 Andrew Manganas PA Theft, fraud and discharge of pollutants into the Susquehanna River Title 18
CWA
Sentencing DOJ Press Release
8/16 Tower & Son Exterminating Corp
Wilson Javier Torres-Rivera
PR Knowingly applying a restricted-use pesticide not in accordance with labeling at multiple locations FIFRA Indictment DOJ Press Release
8/14 Aleks Rakaj CT Illegal and improper asbestos removal CAA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
8/5 Timothy Peer WV Discharging untreated sewage from sewage treatment plant in violation of permits CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
8/5 Robert La Rue Webb OR Negligently discharging harmful quantities of oil into a water of the U.S. CWA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
7/30 Thomas S. Fritzel KS Illegal and improper asbestos removal and disposal CAA Trial DOJ Press Release
7/24 Forrest Sewer Pump Service, Inc VA Illegally discharging pollutants into unauthorized manholes and pump stations CWA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
7/11 American Biodiesel, Inc. CA Unpermitted discharge of industrial wastewater into city sewer system; tampering with monitoring devices CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
7/9 Tracey Jordan Sellers FL Making a false statement - related to conflict of interest for employment in conflict with official duty Title 18 Plea Agreement Not Yet Available Online
6/25 Carlos Conde GA Washing carburetor fluid into a tributary of the Chatahoochee River, resulting in a wildlife kill CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
6/20 Mohammad Sikder DC Failure to follow lead-safe work practices and lead disclosure requirements - related to a property renovation TSCA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
6/11 Wiley Sanders Truck Lines, Inc. CA Illegally transporting over 64 tons of hazardous, lead-contaminated plastic battery chips TSCA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
6/11 Bonefish Holdings, LLC FL Illegally filling federally regulated wetlands CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
6/10 Hector M. Garza
Tammy L. Garza
HTG Trucking, LLC
Freedom Fuel, Inc.
WA Fraud and false statements related to the Gen-X renewable energy fraud scheme Title 18 Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
6/6 Green Compass Environmental Solutions, LLC CA Illegal/improper storage of hazardous chemicals leading to explosion TSCA Plea Agreement DA Press Release
5/23 Gary Hallinan NY Negligently discharging wastewater from the City of Oswego wastewater treatment plant into Lake Ontario CWA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
5/23 Brannon Finney AK Unlawful discharge of a pollutant - dumping 8 tons of sandbag waste overboard into Sumner Strait CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
5/23 Aleks Rakaj CT Illegal asbestos removal CAA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
5/22 IAV GmbH MI Conspiracy to defraud the United States re Volkswagen emissions defeat devices CAA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
5/3 Avin International LTD
Nicos I.V. Special Maritime Enterprises
TX Illegally discharging oil into Texas port waters CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
5/1 David M. Dunham Jr. PA Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, filing false tax documents, obstruction of justice (RINs fraud) Title 18 Trial DOJ Press Release
4/24 Ben T. Wooton
Race A. Miner
Keystone Biofuels
PA Tax and False Statements  conspiracy related to RINs fraud Title 18 Trial DOJ Press Release
4/23 Craig Lorch
Jeff Zirkle
(Total Reclaim)
WA Wire Fraud related to unsafe electronic waste recycling Title 18 Sentencing DOJ Press Release
4/18 Terry L. Zintel MO Tax Fraud related to renewable energy claims (RINs fraud) Title 18 Sentencing DOJ Press Release
4/12 Brian Brundage IL Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion - related to illegally landfilling potentially hazardous electronic waste Title 18 Sentencing DOJ Press Release
4/11 Diamond (3 Companies)
Arie Eric De Jong III
Warren Van Dam
Jorge Leyva Rodriguez
CA Conspiring to manipulate the electronic control module on Diamond's fleet of heavy diesel trucks Title 18, CAA Indictment DOJ Press Release
4/3 Timothy Peer WV Discharging untreated sewage into the North Branch of the Potomac River CWA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
4/1 Rezart Rakaj CT Illegal asbestos removal CAA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
3/22 Luminaire Environmental Technologies
John D. Miller
Joseph Miller
MN Fraud Scheme related  to improper disposal of toxic waste TSCA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
3/6 Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
Harcos Chemicals, Inc.
KS Sulfuric acid and sodium hypochlorite release causing hospitalization/treatment of over 140 people TSCA Indictment DOJ Press Release
2/25 James Phillip Lucero CA Illegal discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States and Unpermitted Filling of Wetlands and Tributaries - related to dumping 1800 truckloads of construction debris and fill material on private property containing federally protected wetlands CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
2/14 Gary Alfred Sayers
Electro-Plating Services Inc.
MI Illegally storing hazardous waste RCRA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
2/13 Steven Weaver IA Illegal and improper asbestos removal CAA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
2/7 Fuel Bio One LLC NJ Discharging 45,000 gallons of wastewater from commercial biodiesel fuel production facility into the Arthur Kill Waterway CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
2/1 Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority PA Safe Drinking Water Act Violations- related to failing to notify residents and failure to conduct testing when lead water lines were replaced CWA Indictment PA AG Press Release
1/30 Ahmed El-Sherif KS Illegally storing hazardous waste RCRA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
1/29 Mark Harris OH Knowingly failing to remove asbestos CAA Plea Agreement DOJ Press Release
1/28

Richard Bauder
Axel Eiser
Stefan Knirsh
Carsten Nagel
(Audi)

MI Conspiracy to defraud U.S. regulators and customers - related to development and use of software designed to cheat emissions tests  CAA Indictment DOJ Press Release
1/28 Jose Rivera (Terminix) VI Illegally applying fumigants containing methyl bromide in multiple residential locations FIFRA Sentencing DOJ Press Release
1/24 Tier Environmental LLC OH Recklessly violating a hazardous waste permit State/Local Sentencing OH AG Press Release
1/22 Amin M. Salem
Mohamed Salem
Zaharan al-Qadan
OH Illegally discharging waste from an animal slaughtering operation into a local stream; EBT card fraud, illegal weapons posession, illegal slaughter and sale of meats

CWA
Title 18

Indictment DOJ Press Release
1/16 Mike Blankenship WV Clean Water Act Violations - dumping untreated sewage into Little Huff Creek CWA Sentencing DOJ Press Release