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CEO OF OHIO COMPANY CHARGED WITH CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION
Release Date: 09/24/2001
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FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2001
CEO OF OHIO COMPANY CHARGED WITH CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATION
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
Ernest U. Fisco of Beachwood, Ohio, Chief Operating Officer of AAA Pipe Cleaning Corp., was charged on Sept.13 with violating the Clean Water Act. He allegedly directed AAA employees to discharge polluted waste through an illegal pipe into Kingsbury Run, a tributary of the Cuyahoga River. Samples of the wastes were analyzed and contained fecal coliform bacteria and industrial zinc and copper waste, which can make surface waters unsafe for drinking and recreational uses and create a potential hazard to the health of fish and wildlife populations. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division, the FBI, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland. The filing of federal charges is merely an accusation, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in a court of law.
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