Criminal Press Releases - 2026
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.
Previous Years Press Releases: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
| Date | Defendant | State | Violation | Related Media | Case Status | Press Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/28 | Kayla Hartley | OR | Discharging more than 500,000 gallons of chemically polluted industrial wastewater into the Hillsboro sanitary sewer | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/19 | David Ray Stark, Caleb Warren Randall | TN | Illegal discharge of waste into the Nashville sewer system, tampering with a monitoring device | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 5/12 | Synergy Marine, Synergy Maritime, Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair | MD | Title 18 Related to collapse of bridge and death of workers | Title 18 | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/29 | Ramón Plaza-Gregory, Ileana Cortés-González, Mo-Na-Co Biomedical & Environmental Corp. (Monaco) | PR | Unpermitted Discharge | CAA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/30 | Orlando Rivera-Alejandro | PR | Illegal construction and filling of wetlands in the las Mareas area of Salinas, Puerto Rico | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/26 | Dennis Eugene West | SC | Negligent discharge of pollutants into US Waters resulting in Fish Kill | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/17 | GOTEC Plus Sun LLC, Natalie Fehse | KY | Illegal storage of hazardous waste | RCRA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/15 | Josh Ferguson | KY | Illegal discharge of oil production waste into the Left Fork Blaine Creek | CWA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 4/10 | Charles Santich, Old Dutch Mustard Co | NH | Illegal discharge into the Souhegan River - related to knowing, prolonged and intention discharges of wastewater | CWA | Sentencing | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/5 | Christopher Burdett | FL | Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy | CAA Title 18 | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/5 | Mark Anthony Cadena | TX | Tampering with public water systems | CWA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 2/27 | Bryant Brown | LA | Injuring Government Property and Clean Water Act Violation - related to discharging pollutants into the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge | CWA | Indictment | DOJ Press Release |
| 1/20 | Thao Duang, Lam Mai | TX | Conspiring to smuggle and sell unregistered pesticides and misbranded veterinary drugs | FIFRA | Plea Agreement | DOJ Press Release |