Category: Environmental Crime
Bret A. Simpson, Clean Water Act Violations, Washington 2012
The owner of a barge, the ‘Davy Crockett’, was sentenced to prison for his role in a massive oil spill on the Columbia River in Washington state. Bret A. Simpson, 53, of Ellensburg, Washington, was sentenced to four months in prison, eight months of home detention, 100 hours of community service and three years of…
David Braswell, Environmental Crime, South Carolina 2023
David Braswell, a contractor from the Myrtle Beach area, has been sentenced to six months in prison for violating the Clean Air Act in South Carolina. The case was investigated by agents of the Environmental Protection Agency and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Assistant United States Attorney Jim May of the…
Andrew L. Zarauskas, Narwhal Tusk Trafficking, Maine 2023
Andrew L. Zarauskas, 60, of Union, N.J., was found guilty today by a federal jury in Bangor, Maine, of illegally trafficking and smuggling narwhal tusks, and associated money laundering crimes, announced Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division. The defendant was convicted of conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, smuggling,…
Mazza & Sons Inc., Environmental Crime, New York 2012
A New York landowner and a New Jersey solid waste company have been sentenced for their role in illegally dumping thousands of tons of asbestos-contaminated construction debris in upstate New York. Cross Nicastro and Dominick Mazza, the owner of Mazza & Sons Inc., were sentenced in federal court in Utica, New York, on Tuesday and…
Emhart Industries, Environmental Contamination, California 2023
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Mid-America Pipeline Company, Clean Water Act Violations, Iowa 2023
Washington – In a shocking turn of events, Mid-America Pipeline Company LLC (MAPCO) and Enterprise Products Operating LLC have agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $1 million to the United States to settle violations of the federal Clean Water Act related to three natural gasoline pipeline spills in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska.…
Cedyco Corporation, Unlawful Discharges of Oil, Louisiana 2023
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Ilios Shipping Company S.A., Oil Pollution and Obstruction of Justice, Louisiana 2012
A Greek shipping company has been held accountable for its role in the intentional cover-up of oil pollution and obstruction of justice. Ilios Shipping Company S.A., a 738-foot bulk carrier cargo ship, was found guilty of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice. According to the plea agreement, from…
Julius DeSimone, Conspiracy to Violate Clean Water Act, New York 2023
Wetlands Destroyed: Rome Man’s Guilty Plea Reveals Years-Long Scheme to Dispose of Hazardous Debris Julius DeSimone, a resident of Rome, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act and make false statements to federal law enforcement. The charges against DeSimone, 50, stem from a multi-year scheme to illegally dump 8,100 tons…
Freedman Farms, Inc., Clean Water Act Violation, North Carolina 2007
Freedman Farms, Inc., a corporate hog farm in Columbus County, North Carolina, has pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act after discharging hog waste into a stream that leads to the Waccamaw River. According to the plea agreement, the farm, located in Columbus County, discharged hog waste into Browder’s Branch, a tributary to the…
