Enforcement
Criminal Enforcement
EPA's criminal enforcement program was established in 1982 and was granted full law enforcement authority by Congress in 1988. It enforces the nation's laws by investigating cases, collecting evidence, conducting forensic analyses and providing legal guidance to assist in the prosecution of criminal conduct that threatens people's health and the environment. The Criminal Enforcement Overview provides more information on investigative activities. Read more about adjudicated case summaries in the monthly Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin.
HEADLINES
Recent Criminal Case Milestones
• June 13 - Hanover man pleads guilty to making false statements to the EPA. More Information...
• June 7 - Regional Director of Califco, LLC, a Property Management Company, Admits Violating the EPA’s Clean Air Act. More Information...
• June 5 - Edward Palmer, of Phoenix, N.Y., pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Syracuse to a felony violation of the Clean Air Act. More Information...
• June 5 - Webster Plating Company; General Manager Plead Guilty to Violating the Clean Water Act. More Information...
• May 29 - Former Operations Manager Convicted in Kickback Scheme Involving Illegal Disposal of Industrial Wastewater. More Information...
Fish Processing Company, "Omega Protein, Inc." Sentenced For Environmental Crimes
Omega Protein, Incorporated headquartered in Houston, Texas, with operations in Reedsville, Virginia, was sentenced for two violations of the Clean Water Act stemming from its activities in the menhaden fishing industry. More Information...
Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty to Federal Environmental Crimes and Civil Violations and Agrees to Pay More Than $81 Million
Retailer Admits Violating Criminal and Civil Laws Designed to Protect Water Quality and to Ensure Proper Handling of Hazardous Wastes and Pesticides
FY 2012 Enforcement Results
2012 Major Criminal Cases
Complete Enforcement Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2012
Criminal Enforcement Video Available
EPA Criminal Enforcement Overview - Protecting People and The Environment
A Criminal Case in Photographs
Blue Marsh Laboratories, Inc., located in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.
Michael J. McKenna is the president, laboratory director, and owner of Blue Marsh.
An office inside the Blue Marsh Lab.
Blue Marsh primary business was the analytical testing of environmental samples of water and wastewater.
Test reports prepared and mailed to customers falsely stated that proper EPA methods were followed.
The defendants prepared and mailed false and fraudulent test results for Hurricane Katrina flood water samples.
They also submitted false test reports to the Food and Drug Administration.
Blue Marsh laboratory testing area.
Computer equipment used by Blue Marsh to conduct and report sampling results.
Inside the Blue Marsh Laboratory.
Collection area within the Blue Marsh Laboratory.
EPA collects samples from a work station in the laboratory.