Criminal Press Releases - 2023
This is a list of press releases announcing results of EPA criminal cases adjudicated in U.S. courts. The tables are sortable and can be viewed by date or alphabetically under all other headings.
Related Press Releases: 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021
| Month/Day | Defendant | State | Violation | Related Media | Case Status | Press Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/7 | Rafael Carballo-Diaz Nathaniel Hernandez-Claudio Awildo Jimenez-Mercado |
PR | Clean Water Act Violations - related to environmental crimes in the Jobos Estuarine Reserve and Las Mareas community | CWA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 11/8 | David Owens | OH | Clean Air Act Violations - related to removing emissions control devices from customers' vehicles after previously agreeing to a civil resolution with EPA for similar misconduct | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 10/17 | Didion Mining | WI | Clean Air Act Violations - related to worker fatalities and injuries from explosion | CAA | Trial | DOJ Press Release |
| 9/27 | eBay | NY | Illegal sale and distribution of pesticides | CAA, FIFRA, TSCA | Complaint | DOJ Press Release |
| 9/29 | Didion Milling Inc. | WI | Clean Air Act Violations - related to worker fatalities and injuries from explosion | CAA | Plea Agreement | |
| 8/23 | GDP Tuning LLC, Custom Auto of Ruxburg LLC (Gorilla Performance), Barry Pierce | ID | Conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act - related to tampering with monitoring devices/emissions control systems of diesel trucks | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 8/1 | Sinister Mfg. Company Inc | CA | Conspiracy - related to manufacturing and selling illegal defeat devices | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 7/20 | Emanuele Palma | WA | Conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act - related to tampering with emissions control systems on more than 100,000 diesel vehicles | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 7/19 | Noble Family Dairy | OR | Clean Water Act Violation - related to negligently discharging cow manure into Applegate River and Caris Creek | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/27 | Alexander Borys Mischenko | WA | Illegal/Improper Asbestos removal resulting it site contamination | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/20 | Pure Addiction Diesel Performance LLC Travis Turner |
OR | Knowingly and intentionally tampering with monitoring devices on more than 200 vehicles | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/8 | Chris Carroll | MO | Conspiring to Violate the Clean Air Act - Related to illegal removal of emission monitoring systems in over 30 diesel fuel trucks | Title 18 CAA |
Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/7 | Peter G. Moloney | DC | Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer - Related to Jan 6 Breach of U.S. Capitol; use of pesticide in assault | Title 18 | Indictment/Complaint | DOJ Press Release |
| 6/2 | Lynn Eich | MO | Misleading federal authorities about lead contamination - Related to lead remediation at a federal facility | CERCLA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/30 | New Orleans Steamboat Company (NOSC) | LA | Clean Water Act violation - related to discharging excess ballast materials into the Industrial Canal in New Orleans | CWA | Information | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/23 | Curtis Floyd (Signal Peak Mine) | MT | Conspiring to make false reports about a mine accident which resulted in employee injury | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/19 | Ijomah Oputa | DC | Wire Fraud in connection with the generation and sale of fraudulent renewable fuel credits from 2017 - 2021 | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/8 | Vivian Machado Eric Flaquer Quick Tricks Automotive Performance Inc Kloud9Nine |
FL | Conspiring to tamper with environmental monitoring devices on diesel vehicles | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/1 | Jamal Saymeh | NC | Fraudulently coding over 15,000 vehicles that would have otherwise failed the required State emissions inspection | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/28 | Bruce Evans Jr | PA | Knowing failure to operate and maintain a municipal wastewater treatment plant in accordance with permit conditions | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/26 |
Companies: Diesel Freak LLC, Accurate Truck Service LLC, Griffin Transportation Inc Individuals: Ryan Lalone, Wade Lalone, Dustin Rhine, James Sisson, Douglas Larsen, Craig Scholten, Ryan Bos, Robert Swainston, Randy Clelland, Scott DeKock, Glenn Hoezee |
MI | Disabling emissions controls on semi-trucks | CAA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/26 | Bien King, Khalil King | PA | Conspiracy, distribution of unregistered and misbranded pesticides, interstate shipment of misbranded animal drugs | Title 18 | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/25 | DuPont (E.I. du Pont d Nemours and Company Inc) | TX | Criminal Negligence - related to a chemical release causing multiple deaths and injuries | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/7 | Lev Aslan Dermen (aka Levon Termendzhyan), Jacob Kingston, Isaiah Kingston, Rachel Kingston, Sally Kingston | UT | Biofuel Tax Fraud | Title 18 | Sentencing | |
| 4/3 | Michael J. Collins, M&D Transportation Inc, Diesel Tune-Ups | RI | Conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act - Related to emissions control systems tampering in vehicles | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/28 | Otilio Rodriguez, Alicio Aispuro Hernandez |
CA | Smuggling Illegal pesticides and veterinary drugs in the U.S. | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/27 | James Howard Spencer | VA | Ordering public employees of Glen Lyn to illegally discharge raw sewage into the East River | CWA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/21 | John Gallagher | PA | Falsifying pesticide applicator licenses | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | |
| 3/14 | Dennis Cleveland | MO | Emission controls tampering on diesel vehicles | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/1 | Joshua M. Franklin | KY | Discharging oil and brine water into Adair County Creeks | CWA | Sentencing | |
| 2/27 | Electron Hydro LLC Tom Fischer |
WA | Operating an unlawful hydraulic project | State | Plea Agreement | Washington AG Press Release |
| 2/24 | David Stablein | PA | Conspiring to Violate the Clean Air Act | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/22 | Michael Graves | WV | Clean Water Act Violation - related to toxic discharge into Kanawha River | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/21 | Kevin Shibilski | WI | Tax crime related to recycling business | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/17 | ASP Plating Company Gary Stephen Rowe Stephen Frederick Rowe |
MI | Clean Water Act Violation - related to repeatedly and illegally discharging zinc-containing wastewater into sewer | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/1 | Vivian Machado Eric Flaquer Quick Tricks Automotive Performance Inc Kloud9Nine LLC |
FL | Conspiring to tamper with monitoring devices on diesel vehicles | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/5 | Curtis Floyd (Signal Peak Mine) | MT | Conspiracy to submit false statements - related to employee injury | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/13 | Tim Miller Klean Waters Inc |
CA | Discharging untreated industrial wastewater into the county sewer system | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/19 | Gordon W. Lindamood | DE | Tampering with devices required by the Clean Air Act - related to diesel truck onboard diagnostic systems software altering | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/30 | Tenley Megan Miller | WV | Submitting false water analysis reports | SDWA CAA |
Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |