Criminal Press Releases - 2025
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.
| Date | Defendant | State | Violation | Related Media | Case Status | Press Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/29 | Tribar Technologies, Inc. | MI | Discharging Insufficiently Treated Wastewater | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/23 | JH Baxter & Co et.al. | OR | Illegally Treating Hazardous Waste | RCRA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release EPA Press Release |
| 4/17 |
Delia Fabro-Miske Miske Enterprise |
HI | Fraud, Racketeering, Murder, Pesticides Application and licensing related Fraud | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/16 | Aghorn Operating Inc. Kodiak Roustabout Inc. |
TX | Negligent Endangerment Resulting in Deaths | CAA, CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/15 | Melanie Ann Carlin | MT | Knowing Endangerment - Failing to Provide Lead-based Paint Disclosures (Veterans Housing) | Lead | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/26 | Robert J. Bullock, Sr. | MA | Tampering with Drinking Water Supply System | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/25 | Robert C. Schmid Atlantic Manufacturing Group |
VA | Manufacturing and Selling Hazardous Unregistered Products as safe | FIFRA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Bulletin |
| 3/20 | Kyle Offringa | NY | Tampering with Emissions Monitoring Systems | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/19 | Hino Motors | MI | Emissions fraud Scheme | Title 18 CAA |
Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/18 | Jose Manuel Valenzuela | CA | Illegal Refrigerant Smuggling | Title 18 CAA |
Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/14 | William H. Hires | NJ | Illegal Refrigerant Smuggling (HFCs) | CAA | Charge | DOJ Bulletin |
| 3/13 | Royce Gillham | FL | Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy |
Title 18 |
Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/11 | Pedro Luis Bones-Torres | PR | Illegally Constructing and Depositing Material into Wetlands and Waters of the U.S. (Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve) | CWA Rivers and Harbors Act |
Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 3/11 |
Bien King |
PA | Selling Misbranded Animal Drugs | FIFRA | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 3/11 | Jose Fernandes | RI | Issuing False Asbestos Training Certificates | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/6 | Benjamin Gathercole | VA | Illegal Hazardous Waste Transportation and Disposal (Buried Drums) | RCRA | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 3/6 | Frock Brothers Trucking Leon Martin |
PA | Tampering with Emissions Control Systems | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 3/4 | National Water Main Cleaning Company | CT | Knowingly Discharging a Pollutant into Cuff Brook (Fish Kill) | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 3/4 | Fidelity Development Group LLC | OH | Illegal/Improper Asbestos Removal | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 2/27 | Vyacheslave Piglitsin | CA | Illegal Pesticide Smuggling | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 2/25 | Clancy Logistics Timothy Clancy |
OR | Tampering with Emissions Control Systems | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/24 | Old Dutch Mustard Company Pilgrim Foods Charles Santich |
NH | Illegally discharging wastewater into the Souhegan River | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/21 | James Howard Spencer | VA | Directed employees to illegally discharge raw sewage into the East River/New River | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Bulletin |
| 2/14 | Jonathan Achtemeier | WA | Tampering with Emissions Control Systems | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/11 | Christopher Lee Carroll | MO | Unlawfully Removing Emissions Control Systems; Fraud; Witness Intimidation | CAA Title 18 |
Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/7 | Chamness Dirt Works, et. al. | OR | Illegal/improper Asbestos Removal | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/6 | Thalia Zambrano | CA | Illegal Pesticide Smuggling | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 2/3 | Michael Hart | CA | Illegal Refrigerant Smuggling (HFCs) | CA | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 1/22 | J.H. Baxter & Co Inc et. al. | OR | Illegally treating hazardous waste; knowingly violating the Clean Air Act | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/22 | Ryan Hugh Milliken Hardaway Solutions, LLC |
WA | Tampering with Emissions Control Systems | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 1/16 | Ruben Montes | CA | Illegal Pesticides Smuggling | Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Bulletin |
| 1/13 | Tracy Coiteux Racing Performance Northwest et. al. |
WA | Tampering with Emissions Control Systems | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 1/7 | Edwin Flores | CA | Illegal Refrigerant Smuggling (HFCs) | Title 18 | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |
| 1/7 | Jeremy Pierce Pierce Diesel Performance |
ID | Tampering with Emissions Control Systems | CAA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Bulletin |
| 1/2 | Todd Campbell | CA | Illegal Refrigerant Smuggling (HFCs) | CAA | Sentencing | DOJ Bulletin |