Tag: 2000
Olumbamidele Dada, Hazardous Waste Violation, California 2002
Pasadena, CA – Olumbamidele Dada, owner of Kamila, Inc., was sentenced to six months of home detention and ordered to pay $70,055.61 in restitution after pleading guilty to violating federal hazardous waste regulations. The case, investigated by a multi-agency task force, revealed a scheme to illegally dispose of thousands of containers of highly toxic chemicals…
Cleanmex International, Hazardous Waste Misreporting, Texas 2001
Brownsville, TX – Cleanmex International, a Texas-based hazardous waste transporter, was convicted of federal crimes related to the illegal handling and misreporting of industrial waste originating from maquiladora plants in Mexico. The case, brought by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), highlights a pattern of deceit intended to circumvent regulations governing the disposal of hazardous materials.…
Radford Alexander Corp, Environmental Crimes, California 2002
Gardena, CA – Radford Alexander Corp. avoided a harsher fate after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from the illegal discharge of pollutants into the Gardena City sewer system. The case, investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), revealed a pattern of disregard for environmental regulations and potential public health risks. According to court documents,…
Andrew Bronson, Illegal Pollution, Alaska 2001
Juneau, AK – A former superintendent of the City/Borough of Juneau’s Wastewater Utility division admitted to falsifying data submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), jeopardizing the health of local waterways and potentially endangering public safety. Andrew Bronson, 43 at the time of sentencing, was convicted in federal court after a probe revealed a deliberate…
Raymond C. Layne, Falsifying Water Treatment Data, Florida 2001
Neptune Plant Supervisor Admits to Falsifying Water Treatment Data Fort Pierce, FL – Raymond C. Layne, former supervisor at the Neptune Wastewater Treatment Plant, was sentenced in May 2001 following a guilty plea to federal charges of fraud and making false statements to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The case, investigated by the EPA’s Criminal…
James R. Woods, Environmental Crime, OK 2001
Oklahoma City, OK – James R. Woods, owner and operator of Quality Containers, Inc., was sentenced in September 2001 following a guilty plea to federal charges stemming from the illegal discharge of hazardous chemicals into Oklahoma City’s wastewater treatment system. The case, investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), revealed a pattern of deliberate non-compliance…
Timothy M. Davidson, Water Pollution, OH 2001
Youngstown, OH – A former hazardous waste supervisor received a year’s probation and was ordered to pay restitution for illegally discharging lead-contaminated water into a tributary of Meander Creek in Youngstown, Ohio. The incident, occurring in late 2000, involved a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act and highlights ongoing concerns regarding proper hazardous waste…
Aburukbeh Convicted for Violent Crime, Illinois 2000
Related Federal Cases James McNamara, Assaulting Law Enforcement, Illinois, 2023 · Illinois U.S. Attorney and FBI Officials Investigated for Hate Crime Reporti… · Illinois No Defendant Name Found, Nihilistic Violent Extremism, Online, 2023 · Illinois No Defendant Name Found, Nihilistic Violent Extremism, USA, 2023 · Illinois Robert Ryan Justin Bibbs, Murder Conspiracy, Illinois 2014 ·…
Gary Field, Illegal Pollution, Oregon 2001
Oregon City, OR – Former Smurfit environmental services superintendent, Gary Field, received a six-month prison sentence in 2001 following a guilty plea to charges stemming from the illegal discharge of paper processing waste into the Willamette River. The case, investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and prosecuted by the Department of Justice, highlights the…
Scott Sanness, Manure Discharge, Minnesota 2000
Austin, MN – In a landmark case for environmental enforcement in Minnesota, concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) owner Scott Sanness was sentenced in November 2000 for illegally discharging a massive amount of manure into a Minnesota waterway, ultimately impacting a creek in neighboring Iowa. The incident, which resulted in the death of approximately 1,650 fish,…
