Enforcement
EPA Fugitives
The following wanted posters identify fugitives sought by the EPA's Criminal Investigation Division. Each one provides a brief case summary and instructions on how to report information related to their identity and/or current location. You may also report the information to your local police or if you are outside the United States, to the nearest U.S. Embassy.
Status of Former EPA Fugitives
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2010
2009
Current Fugitives
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Current Fugitive Profiles
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 93K,About PDF)
- Abuteir was charged in the State of Texas on multiple counts for the blending of motor fuel, engaging in motor fuel tax scheme and evading State of Texas motor fuel taxes. He was also indicted in the Southern District of Texas for conspiring to evade federal fuel excise taxes.
- A plea agreement was reached on April 14, 2008, for his role in conspiring to evade federal fuel excise taxes.
- In December 2008, Abuteir was found guilty by a jury in the State of Texas, but fled prior to being sentenced.
- Abuteir failed to appear for several scheduled federal and state court hearings which resulted in the issuance of both state and federal arrest warrants.
- Abuteir is known to carry a weapon at all times.
- Abuteir currently is a fugitive. He was last seen in Houston, Texas, but could be in Mexico or Israel.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Dallas, Texas at: 1-214-665-6600 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 59K,About PDF)
- Alghazouli was charged in the Southern District of California.
- Alghazouli sold R-12 Freon, an ozone depleting substance, that had been illegally smuggled from Mexico.
- Alleged violations include:
- Conspiracy to Smuggle
- Conspiracy to Launder Money
- Money Laundering
- Alghazouli currently is a fugitive believed to be living in Syria.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in San Diego, California at: 1-619-557-2920 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 67K,About PDF)
- Almhchie was charged in the Northern District of California on four felony counts.
- Alleged violations include:
- Illegal smuggling
- Almhchie was arrested with one hundred and five (105) thirty pound cylinders of ozone depleting contraband.
- Almhchie was indicted for fleeing the United States to avoid prosecution.
- Almhchie remains a fugitive and is believed to be residing in Syria.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in San Francisco, California at: 1-619-557-2970 or the Los Angeles, California office at: 1-213-244-1900 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 67K,About PDF)
- Bustamonte was charged in an Indictment in the Central District of California.
- Alleged violations include:
- Obstruction of Justice
- Bustamonte ordered the crew of a ship to lie to the U. S. Coast Guard concerning the waste oil management system.
- Bustamonte is believed to be in the Philippines.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Los Angeles, California at: 1-213-244-1900 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 64K,About PDF)
- Chavez-Beltran was charged in the Western District of Texas - El Paso Division.
- Alleged violations include:
- Illegal transportation, storage and disposal of mercury contaminated soil
- Conspiracy
- Mail Fraud
- Chavez-Beltran is the President of EnCon Environmental Services, Inc.
- Chavez-Beltran has been a fugitive living and working in Mexico.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Dallas, Texas at: 1-214-665-6600 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 113K,About PDF)
- Alessandro Giordano was charged in the Central District of California on multiple counts.
- Alleged violations include:
- Making False Statements
- Conspiracy
- Wire Fraud
- Alessandro Giordano illegally imported automobiles that did not meet the United States emissions standards.
- Alessandro Giordano fled the country. He is believed to be in Italy.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Los Angeles, California at: 1-213-244-1900 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- News Release
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 61K,About PDF)
- Carlos Giordano was charged in the Central District of California with multiple counts.
- Alleged violations include:
- Making False Statements
- Conspiracy
- Wire Fraud
- Carlos Giordano illegally imported automobiles that did not meet the United States emissions standards.
- Carlos Giordano fled the country. He is believed to be in Italy.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Los Angeles, California at: 1-213-244-1900 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- News Release
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 49K,About PDF)
- Karayannides was charged in the Southern District of Florida in a multiple count indictment.
- Alleged violations include:
- Illegal dumping of oil
- Conspiracy
- Karayannides was involved in the illegal discharge of tons of oil-contaminated grain from his ship, into the ocean.
- Karayannides fled the country prior to indictment.
- Karayannides is believed to be in the Athens, Greece area.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Kansas City, Kansas at: 1-913-551-7999 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- News Release
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 384K,About PDF)
- Peter Martin Kuhn was the president and Chief Executive Office of French Gulch (Nevada) Mining Corporation and Bullion River Gold Corporation.
- Kuhn allegedly engaged in a conspiracy to illegally dispose of mining wastes containing hazardous concentrations of arsenic and lead by dumping those wastes onto the hillside and County Road surrounding the mine, which included public lands owned by the Bureau of Land Management, and on at least one occasion, into a nearby stream.
- Kuhn was charged in the Eastern District of California with five counts.
- Alleged violations include:
- Conspiracy & Aiding and Abetting
- Depredation Against United States Property
- False Statements
- Negligent Discharge of a Pollutant into a Water of the United States
- On July 2, 2010 an arrest warrant was issued.
- Kuhn is believed to be in the Vancouver, Canada area.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Sacramento, California at: 1-916-930-2280 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- News Release
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 115K,About PDF)
- Prem Kumar (aka Premakumaran Krishnan) was charged in a four count indictment in the Southern District of Texas.
- Alleged violations include:
- Obstruction
- Conspiracy to obstruct
- Making false statements
- Kumar was the Shoreside Marine Superintendent for the Marine/Vessel (M/V) Lowlands Sumida.
- On October 6, 2009, Panamanian registered M/V Lowlands Sumida, owned by Hong Kong based Fleet Management Limited, was boarded when it entered the Port of Point Comfort, Texas.
- Upon inspection, a false sounding tube was discovered in the fuel oil tank, along with indications that the oil-content monitor downstream of the vessel's oily-water separator had been bypassed.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Dallas, Texas at: 1-214-665-6600 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
LOKKEBRATEN
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 53K,About PDF)
- As a ship's Chief Engineer, Lokkebraten was charged in a four count indictment in the Southern District of Florida.
- Alleged violations include:
- Aiding and Abetting false entries into an Oil Record Book
- Conspiracy
- Creating an official false document
- Lokkebraten violated the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
- Lokkebraten fled the country prior to being indicted.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 51K,About PDF)
- Pluimers, the former CEO and President of Western Hemisphere Operations for Saybolt International was charged in the District of New Jersey.
- Alleged violations include:
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Conspiracy
- Travel Act violations
- Pluimers conspired to bribe various Panamanian officials with funds from United States bank accounts, dealing with independent petrochemical laboratory testing.
- Pluimers has been a fugitive since his indictment and is currently in the Netherlands.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in New York City, New York at: 1-212-637-3610 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- News Release
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 55K,About PDF)
- Psomadakis, the Chief Engineer on a Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL) vessel, was charged in the Southern District of Florida.
- Alleged violations include:
- Tampering with a witness
- Psomadakis directed other RCCL employees to make false statements to the company and to criminal investigators.
- Psomadakis fled the jurisdiction of the United States prior to arrest. He is believed to be in Athens, Greece.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
SOLEMDAL
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 47K,About PDF)
- As a ship's Chief Engineer, Solemdal was charged in a four count indictment in the Southern District of Florida.
- Alleged violations include:
- Aiding and Abetting false entries into an Oil Record Book
- Conspiracy
- Creating an official false document
- Solemdal violated the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
- Solemdal fled the country prior to being indicted/arrested. Whereabouts are unknown.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- News Release
SORBOE
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 47K,About PDF)
- As a ship's Chief Engineer, Sorboe was charged in a four count indictment in the Southern District of Florida.
- Alleged violations include:
- Aiding and Abetting false entries into an Oil Record Book
- Conspiracy
- Creating an official false document
- Sorboe violated the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
- Sorboe fled the country prior to being indicted/arrested. Whereabouts unknown.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.
- News Release
- Wanted Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 63K,About PDF)
- Szypulski, an asbestos removal supervisor, was charged in the Southern District of New York, on a one-count indictment.
- Alleged violations include:
- Illegal asbestos removal
- Szypulski failed to appear in court and fled.
- Szypulski is believed to be in Warsaw, Poland.
- If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in New York City, New York at: 1-212-637-3610 or submit the Report a Fugitive's Location web form.