August 01, 2016
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division special agents, forensic specialists, and legal support staff.
A copy of the June, 2016 edition has been published. The June 2016 Bulletin lists the following matters:
EPA Region
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Defendants
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Case Type/Status
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Region 2
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Anastasios “Taos” Kolokouris
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Alleged Clean Air Act/Violating asbestos work practice standards involving asbestos removal and disturbance
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Region 3
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Mark Ventresca
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Alleged Clean Water Act/Tampering with required monitoring methods and submitting false statements
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Region 4
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Thomas Davanco, Robert Fedyna
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Alleged Energy Policy Act/Fraudulently selling biodiesel credits and fraudulently claiming tax credits
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Region 4
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Donald E. Hercher
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Alleged Clean Water Act/Unpermitted weekly discharges of oil brine water into a ditch that leads to a river
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Region 5
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James Todt, Lizandro Orellana, Chris Peterson, Modern Construction Group LLC
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Alleged Toxic Substances Control Act /Improper lead abatement practices, bribes, kick backs
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Region 6
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Southco Enterprises
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Alleged Resource Conservation Recovery Act/Treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous waste without a permit
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Region 6
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Randy Less
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Alleged Clean Water Act/ Knowingly illegally discharging or causing to be discharged ethanol into a tributary of a river without a permit; failure to pay employment taxes
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Region 7
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Kyle Vestermark, Dunes Edge Storage
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Alleged Safe Drinking Water Act/Illegal disposal of sewage underground
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Region 10
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Angelakos (Hellas) S.A., Gallia Graeca Shipping LTD, Konstantinos Chrysovergis, Tryfon Angelou
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Alleged Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) violations, falsification of records in a federal investigation, and engaging in a scheme to defraud the United States
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A copy of the Bulletin which contains detailed descriptions of the referenced matters can be downloaded here.
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