Criminal Press Releases - 2023
This 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/7 | Rafael Carballo-Diaz Nathaniel Hernandez-Claudio Awildo Jimenez-Mercado |
PR | Clean Water Act Violations - related to environmental crimes in the Jobos Estuarine Reserve and Las Mareas community | CWA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/8 | David Owens | OH | Clean Air Act Violations - related to removing emissions control devices from customers' vehicles after previously agreeing to a civil resolution with EPA for similar misconduct | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 10/17 | Didion Mining | WI | Clean Air Act Violations - related to worker fatalities and injuries from explosion | CAA | Trial | DOJ Press Release |
| 9/27 | eBay | NY | Illegal sale and distribution of pesticides | CAA, FIFRA, TSCA | Complaint | DOJ Press Release |
| 9/29 | Didion Milling Inc. | WI | Clean Air Act Violations - related to worker fatalities and injuries from explosion | CAA | Plea Agreement | |
| 8/23 | GDP Tuning LLC, Custom Auto of Ruxburg LLC (Gorilla Performance), Barry Pierce | ID | Conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act - related to tampering with monitoring devices/emissions control systems of diesel trucks | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/1 | Sinister Mfg. Company Inc | CA | Conspiracy - related to manufacturing and selling illegal defeat devices | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 7/20 | Emanuele Palma | WA | Conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act - related to tampering with emissions control systems on more than 100,000 diesel vehicles | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 7/19 | Noble Family Dairy | OR | Clean Water Act Violation - related to negligently discharging cow manure into Applegate River and Caris Creek | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/27 | Alexander Borys Mischenko | WA | Illegal/Improper Asbestos removal resulting it site contamination | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/20 | Pure Addiction Diesel Performance LLC Travis Turner |
OR | Knowingly and intentionally tampering with monitoring devices on more than 200 vehicles | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/8 | Chris Carroll | MO | Conspiring to Violate the Clean Air Act - Related to illegal removal of emission monitoring systems in over 30 diesel fuel trucks | Title 18 CAA |
Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/7 | Peter G. Moloney | DC | Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer - Related to Jan 6 Breach of U.S. Capitol; use of pesticide in assault | Title 18 | Indictment/Complaint | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/2 | Lynn Eich | MO | Misleading federal authorities about lead contamination - Related to lead remediation at a federal facility | CERCLA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/30 | New Orleans Steamboat Company (NOSC) | LA | Clean Water Act violation - related to discharging excess ballast materials into the Industrial Canal in New Orleans | CWA | Information | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/23 | Curtis Floyd (Signal Peak Mine) | MT | Conspiring to make false reports about a mine accident which resulted in employee injury | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/19 | Ijomah Oputa | DC | Wire Fraud in connection with the generation and sale of fraudulent renewable fuel credits from 2017 - 2021 | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/8 | Vivian Machado Eric Flaquer Quick Tricks Automotive Performance Inc Kloud9Nine |
FL | Conspiring to tamper with environmental monitoring devices on diesel vehicles | CAA | Sentancing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/1 | Jamal Saymeh | NC | Fraudulently coding over 15,000 vehicles that would have otherwise failed the required State emissions inspection | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/28 | Bruce Evans Jr | PA | Knowing failure to operate and maintain a municipal wastewater treatment plant in accordance with permit conditions | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/26 |
Companies: Diesel Freak LLC, Accurate Truck Service LLC, Griffin Transportation Inc Individuals: Ryan Lalone, Wade Lalone, Dustin Rhine, James Sisson, Douglas Larsen, Craig Scholten, Ryan Bos, Robert Swainston, Randy Clelland, Scott DeKock, Glenn Hoezee |
MI | Disabling emissions controls on semi-trucks | CAA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/26 | Bien King, Khalil King | PA | Conspiracy, distribution of unregistered and misbranded pesticides, interstate shipment of misbranded animal drugs | Title 18 | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/25 | DuPont (E.I. du Pont d Nemours and Company Inc) | TX | Criminal Negligence - related to a chemical release causing multiple deaths and injuries | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/7 | Lev Aslan Dermen (aka Levon Termendzhyan), Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston, Rachel Kingston, Sally Kingston | UT | Biofuel Tax Fraud | Title 18 | Sentencing | |
| 4/3 | Michael J. Collins, M&D Transportation Inc, Diesel Tune-Ups | RI | Conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act - Related to emissions control systems tampering in vehicles | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/28 | Otilio Rodriguez, Alicio Aispuro Hernandez |
CA | Smuggling Illegal pesticides and veterinary drugs in the U.S. | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/27 | James Howard Spencer | VA | Ordering public employees of Glen Lyn to illegally discharge raw sewage into the East River | CWA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/21 | John Gallagher | PA | Falsifying pesticide applicator licenses | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | |
| 3/14 | Dennis Cleveland | MO | Emission controls tampering on diesel vehicles | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/1 | Joshua M. Franklin | KY | Discharging oil and brine water into Adair County Creeks | CWA | Sentencing | |
| 2/27 | Electron Hydro LLC Tom Fischer |
WA | Operating an unlawful hydraulic project | State | Plea Agreement | Washington AG Press Release |
| 2/24 | David Stablein | PA | Conspiring to Violate the Clean Air Act | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/22 | Michael Graves | WV | Clean Water Act Violation - related to toxic discharge into Kanawha River | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/21 | Kevin Shibilski | WI | Tax crime related to recycling business | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/17 | ASP Plating Company Gary Stephen Rowe Stephen Frederick Rowe |
MI | Clean Water Act Violation - related to repeatedly and illegally discharging zinc-containing wastewater into sewer | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/1 | Vivian Machado Eric Flaquer Quick Tricks Automotive Performance Inc Kloud9Nine LLC |
FL | Conspiring to tamper with monitoring devices on diesel vehicles | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/5 | Curtis Floyd (Signal Peak Mine) | MT | Conspiracy to submit false statements - related to employee injury | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/13 | Tim Miller Klean Waters Inc |
CA | Discharging untreated industrial wastewater into the county sewer system | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/19 | Gordon W. Lindamood | DE | Tampering with devices required by the Clean Air Act - related to diesel truck onboard diagnostic systems software altering | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/30 | Tenley Megan Miller | WV | Submitting false water analysis reports | SDWA CAA |
Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |