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MISSISSIPPI FACILITY, CORPORATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES PLEAD GUILTY IN ILLEGAL DUMPING CASE
Release Date: 02/11/2002
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FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2002
MISSISSIPPI FACILITY, CORPORATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
PLEAD GUILTY IN ILLEGAL DUMPING CASE
Luke Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
PLEAD GUILTY IN ILLEGAL DUMPING CASE
Luke Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke@epa.gov
Truck Trailer and Equipment Inc. (TT&E), a Pearl, Miss., truck repair firm, its president, J.W. Fielder and manager, Allen Fielder, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Water Act. Carlos Lindsey, a TT&E employee, previously pleaded guilty to the hazardous waste transportation and dumping conspiracy. The defendants were involved in a scheme that involved the dumping of hazardous waste and pollutants, including spent solvents, grease, oil and other wastes into a wetland and a tributary of the Pearl River that bordered the TT&E facility and the illegal transportation and disposal into an off-site wooded area. Additionally, Archie Stewart, another TT&E manager, pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act. The dumping of hazardous wastes and other pollutants into wetlands, rural waterways and rural areas can create a significant risk to aquatic resources and wildlife and can make surface waters unsafe for human recreation and use as drinking water supplies. When sentenced, the Fielders and Lindsey each face maximum sentences of up to five years in prison and/or fines of up to $250,000. TT&E faces a maximum fine of up to $500,000 when sentenced, and Stewart faces a maximum sentence of up to one year in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000 when sentenced. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and the FBI, with the assistance of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and local public safety officials. It is being prosecuted by the Environmental Crimes Section Office of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Jackson.
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