Tag: 1994
Bruce Douglas Spangrud, Fraud, Oregon 1996
Portland, OR – Bruce Douglas Spangrud was sentenced to ten months in federal prison in December 1995 after being convicted of defrauding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The case, originating in 1994, centered around falsified data submitted to secure registration for water filtration devices manufactured by Accufliter International, Inc., of which Spangrud was a principal.…
Lawrence Bordner, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Illinois 1995
CHICAGO, IL – Lawrence Bordner, owner and operator of Bordner Manufacturing Company, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison in 1995 after pleading guilty to illegally disposing of hazardous waste. The case, investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), revealed a pattern of reckless environmental disregard spanning approximately fifteen years. Bordner Manufacturing specialized in…
Roland Heinze, Pollution Crime, Texas 1995
San Antonio, TX – Roland Heinze, owner of now-defunct waste hauling company LDI, was sentenced in June 1995 following a guilty plea to federal charges stemming from the illegal dumping of liquid waste. The case, investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and prosecuted by the Department of Justice, revealed a pattern of surreptitious discharges…
Kenneth Dean Mathews, Haz Waste Disposal, Oregon 1995
Klamath Falls, OR – A former Forest Service employee, Kenneth Dean Mathews, was sentenced in March 1995 after pleading guilty to illegally disposing of hazardous waste generated by a clandestine drug operation within the Winema National Forest. The case, investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), highlights a disturbing intersection of environmental crime and illicit…
David R. Webb, Inc., Pollution, Indiana 1995
Edinburgh, Indiana – David R. Webb, Inc., a wood veneer manufacturer, was sentenced in November 1994 following a guilty plea to federal charges of illegally discharging pollutants into the Blue River. The case, brought forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), revealed a pattern of environmental violations stretching from April 1990 to May 1992, demonstrating…
Dimitri Kostopoulos, Violent Crime, Illinois 1994
On September 14, 1994, the United States government filed a federal criminal case against Dimitri Kostopoulos in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILND Federal District). Kostopoulos was accused of committing a violent crime, which led to a rigorous investigation and subsequent prosecution. The case, bearing the defendant’s name, was…
Herman Parramore, Hazardous Waste Violation, Georgia 1996
Tifton, GA – Herman William Parramore, owner and operator of So-Green Corporation, was sentenced in 1995 following a lengthy investigation into illegal hazardous waste storage and disposal. The case, originating from a warehouse fire in 1993, revealed a pattern of reckless disregard for environmental regulations and public safety. Parramore’s actions not only posed a significant…
Robert L. Van Diver, Pollution, Arkansas 1995
Siloam Springs, AR – Robert L. Van Diver, owner and operator of the now-defunct Byron Value and Machine Company (BVM), was convicted of negligent pollution under the Clean Water Act in 1995. The case, investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), revealed a pattern of unauthorized discharge of hazardous waste from BVM’s metal finishing operations…
Michael A. J. Brooks, Illegal Disposal, Washington 1995
Vancouver, WA – A former employee of Pacific Coast Environmental was sentenced in November 1994 for the illegal dumping of hazardous waste in a Vancouver storage yard, according to court records unsealed this week by GrimyTimes. Michael A.J. Brooks orchestrated a scheme in April 1994 to unlawfully dispose of 27 drums of ignitable hazardous waste,…
William Kirkpatrick, Illegal Dumping, Kansas 1995
Stafford, Kansas – Former city power company superintendent William Kirkpatrick was sentenced in September 1995 after pleading guilty to a federal charge related to the illegal disposal of hazardous waste. The case, investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stemmed from the discovery of buried polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated electrical capacitors at the Stafford City Landfill.…
