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KANSAS CITY COMPANY OWNER ADMITS LYING ABOUT HAZARDOUS WASTE
Release Date: 02/11/2002
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FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2002
KANSAS CITY COMPANY OWNER ADMITS LYING ABOUT HAZARDOUS WASTE
Luke Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
Luke Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
Theodore Amberg III, owner of Environmental Services and Products Inc., in Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty to making a false statement to an EPA inspector concerning hazardous wastes stored at his facility. Amberg told the inspector that there was no hazardous waste stored at his facility when, in fact, more than 80 drums of ignitable hazardous wastes were on the site. Falsifying information concerning the storage of ignitable hazardous wastes can potentially create a serious fire hazard and can be hazardous to firemen who respond to fires at facilities if they do not know about the stored hazardous wastes. When sentenced, Amberg faces a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas City.
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