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FORMER IDAHO REPAIR SHOP MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY
Release Date: 01/25/2002
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002
FORMER IDAHO REPAIR SHOP MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818/hester.luke@epa.gov
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818/hester.luke@epa.gov
Kevin H. Jonely, former manager of Mac’s Radiator & Repair Inc., Garden City, Idaho, pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act. In his plea, the defendant admitted that instead of hiring a licensed hazardous waste disposal firm to remove and dispose of lead-containing hazardous waste, he directed employees to help him break up the waste and flush it down the facility’s sewer clean-out. He had been previously notified by a Garden City official that he did not have a Clean Water Act discharge permit to discharge the waste into the city sewer system, which was not designed to treat hazardous waste. The waste contained approximately 4,400 parts per million lead. Lead is a toxic metal which can be harmful to fish and wildlife and can cause neurological and learning disorders in people. When sentenced, the defendant faces a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $250,000. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division, the FBI, the Idaho State Police, the City of Boise and the City of Garden City. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boise.
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