INVESTIGATIONS
Results of Investigations
News releases reporting on the specific results of investigations, including criminal sentencings and convictions.
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| 2012 | |
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| Action | Date |
| Managers of West Palm Beach Septic Tank Products Sentenced for Fraud [DOJ Press Release] | Sept 13, 2012 |
| Owner of "Clean Green Fuel" Convicted of Scheme to Violate EPA Regulations and Sell $9 Million in Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Claims [DOJ Press Release PDF - 132KB] | June 25, 2012 |
| West Palm Beach Sellers of Unnecessary Septic Tank Products Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud [DOJ Press Release PDF - 112KB] | November 22, 2011 |
| Federal Grand Jury Indicts David P. Preston on Wire Fraud Charges [DOJ Press Release PDF - 43KB] | October 6, 2011 |
| Former EPA-CID Special Agent in Texas Pleads Guilty to Perjury and Obstruction of Justice [DOJ Press Release PDF - 2pp, 28KB] | October 4, 2011 |
| Owner of Clean Green Fuel Charged in Scheme to Sell Over $9 Million in Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Credits [DOJ Press Release PDF - 2pp, 130KB] | October 3, 2011 |
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| 2011 | |
| Action | Date |
| Local Contractor Pleads Guilty To Defrauding City Of Sacramento Of Stimulus Funds [PDF - 2pp, 95KB] | September 20, 2011 |
| Canadian National Sentenced to Serve 50 Months in Prison for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Involving New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency at Superfund Site [PDF - 2pp, 38KB] | September 12, 2011 |
| Former EPA-CID Special Agent Charged with Perjury and Obstruction of Justice [DOJ Press Release] | July 27, 2011 |
| A Boise couple were sentenced in federal court for conspiring to defraud the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality of federal grant funds that were to be used to install diesel emission reduction equipment on Idaho school buses. [PDF - 1pp, 65KB] | June 20, 2011 |
| New York Man Ordered to Pay Over $400,000 in Restitution and Fines for Role in Kickback Scheme at New Jersey Superfund Sites [PDF - 1pp, 30KB][Newspaper Article] | June 1, 2011 |
| Hayward Baker Settlement [PDF - 2pp, 103KB] | May 17, 2011 |
| New Jersey Wastewater Treatment and Chemical Supply Company and Owner Sentence for Their Role in Fraud Conspiracy http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/April/11-at-434.html | April 6, 2011 |
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| 2010 | |
| Action | Date |
EPA OIG and CID agents execute a search warrant of Upstate Laboratories, Inc., in East Syracuse, NY.
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September 2010 |
| Two Sacramento Men Indicted for Defrauding City of Sacramento [PDF - 2pp, 89KB] | August 4, 2010 |
| Investigation of Allegations Concerning Environmental Justice Issues in EPA Region 4 [PDF - 9pp, 87KB] [At the Glance PDF, 40KB] | June 14, 2010 |
| Former Representative of Backfill Subcontractor Sentenced to 33 Months in Jail for Kickback and Fraud Scheme [PDF - 2pp, 205KB] | February 23, 2010 |
| Response to EPA Administrator's Request for Investigation into Allegations of a Cover-up in the Risk Assessment for the Coal Ash Rulemaking [PDF - 10pp, 77KB] | November 2, 2009 |
| Former Subcontractor Representative Pleads Guilty to Indictment Involving Conspiracy at New Jersey Superfund Site [PDF - 112KB, Dept of Justice Press Release] | October 28 , 2009 |
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| 2009 | |
| Action | Date |
| Three Individuals Indicted for Roles in Conspiracy Schemes Involving Two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Sites in New Jersey [PDF - 125KB, Dept of Justice Press Release] | September 11, 2009 |
| New Jersey Electrical Services Company Employee Sentenced to 20 Months in Jail for Kickback and Fraud Scheme [PDF - 67KB, Dept of Justice Press Release] | July 13, 2009 |
| Canadian Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Involving a New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Site [PDF - 3pp, 55KB, Dept of Justice Press Release] | July 6, 2009 |
| Owner of New Jersey Landscaping Sub-Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Environmental Protection Agency [PDF - 124KB, Dept of Justice Press Release] | June 25, 2009 |
| N.J. Industrial Pipes Supply Company and Its Co-Owner Plead Guilty to Fraud at Two N.J. Superfund Sites [PDF - 50KB, Dept of Justice Press Release] | March 4, 2009 |
| N.J. Electrical Company Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Environmental Protection Agency at Superfund Site [PDF - 50KB, Dept of Justice Press Release] | February 26, 2009 |
| Heraeus Metal Processing Inc. Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Record Required by Clean Air Act and Pays $350,000 Fine [HTML, Dept of Justice Press Release] | January 21, 2009 |
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| 2008 | |
| Action | Date |
| Former Executive of Soil Remediation Sub-Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [HTML, Dept of Justice Press Release] | December 15, 2008 |
| Former Passamaquoddy Governor Convicted of Conspiracy, Fraud and False Statements [PDF, 65KB] | November 21, 2008 |
| Yuma Laboratory Director Indicted for Fraud [PDF, 28KB] | November 13, 2008 |
| Former EPA Intern Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Timesheets [PDF, 18KB] | September 4, 2008 |
| Two Virgin Islands Commissioners Sentenced In $1.4 Million Bribery and Kickback Scheme [PDF, 37KB] | August 14, 2008 |
| Bennett Environmental Inc. Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [HTML, Dept of Justice Press Release] | July 31, 2008 |
| N.J. Wastewater Treatment Supply Company Owner and a Contracts Administrator Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging, Fraud and Tax Offenses [HTML, Dept of Justice Press Release] | July 23, 2008 |
| Suspect Sentenced in Identity Fraud Scheme [PDF - 18KB] | June 9, 2008 |
| Press Release from United States Attorney's Office, "Parker Man Found Guility of Defrauding Investors and U.S. Government in Connection with Fuel Additive" [PDF - 21KB] | May 29, 2008 |
| Company Sentenced for Violating the Clean Water Act [PDF, 85KB] | March 5, 2008 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands Officials Found Guilty in $1.4 Million Bribery and Kickback Scheme [PDF, 98KB] | February 27, 2008 |
| Printing Company Sentenced for Making False Statements [PDF, 90KB] | February 27, 2008 |
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| 2007 | |
| Action | Date |
| Florida Company Ordered to Pay $1,863,264 in Restitution [PDF, 20KB] | December 14, 2007 |
| EPA Saves $2 Million as a Result of an Investigation [PDF, 15KB] | August 1, 2007 |
| Additional Guilty Pleas and Sentencing in Software Piracy Case [PDF, 19KB] | July 31, 2007 |
| Importer Sentenced for Defrauding Luxury Car Buyers Regarding EPA Standards [PDF, 20KB] | June 14, 2007 |
| Contractor Settles Civil Action for $15,000 Regarding False Claims Case [PDF, 19KB] | April 12, 2007 |
| Waste Management Facility Contractor Pleads Guilty [PDF, 15KB] | December 20, 2006 |
| Asbestos and Lead Abatement Contractor and Others Sentenced [PDF, 16KB] | December 8, 2006 |
| EPA Contract Laboratory Settles Civil Suit for $200,000 [PDF, 15KB] | November 16, 2006 |
| More Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Software Piracy Case [PDF, 15KB] | November 9, 2006 |
| Company Supervisor Sentenced for Using Improper Asbestos Removal Practices [PDF, 19KB] | October 18, 2006 |
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| 2006 | |
| Action | Date |
| Grantees Sentenced for Mail Fraud and Theft [PDF, 14KB] | September 6, 2006 |
| Motorcycle Importer Sentenced for Smuggling [PDF, 12KB] | August 17, 2006 |
| Three Sentenced in Kickback Scheme [PDF, 12KB] | July 19, 2006 |
| Co-Conspirator Sentenced [PDF, 11KB] | July 18, 2006 |
| Business Owner Sentenced for Using Improper Practices to Remove Asbestos [PDF, 13KB] | July 6, 2006 |
| Former Grantee Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement [PDF, 12KB] | July 6, 2006 |
| Certification Procedure Changed [PDF, 10KB] | July 6, 2006 |
| University of Connecticut Pays $558,233 as a Result of a Compliance Agreement [PDF, 12KB] | June 27, 2006 |
| Laboratory Technician Sentenced [PDF, 12KB] | April 7, 2006 |
| University of Connecticut Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations [PDF, 14KB] | January 6, 2006 |
| Two Employees Suspended for Using a Government Computer to Access Pornography [PDF, 12KB] | January 4, 2006 |
| Four Multinational Firms Repay Millions to Settle Allegations of Overbilling [PDF, 27KB] | December 23, 2005 |
| Contractor Enters into $1 Million Settlement Agreement [PDF, 14KB] | December 23, 2005 |
| Lab Technician Sentenced for Submitting a False Statement [PDF, 14KB] | October 24, 2005 |
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| 2005 | |
| Action | Date |
| Contractor Employee Sentenced to Prison [PDF, 15KB] | September 15, 2005 |
| Contractor Enters into $41.9 Million Settlement [PDF, 15KB] | July 11, 2005 |
| California Environmental Services Corporation to Donate $1.1 Million to Settle Allegations [PDF, 13KB] | June 27, 2005 |
| Grantee Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Federal Funds [PDF, 15KB] | June 24, 2005 |
| Former EPA Contractor Employee Sentenced for Computer Crime [PDF, 12KB] | June 23, 2005 |
| Drinking Water Plant Operator Sentenced for Falsifying Reports [PDF, 13KB] | May 23, 2005 |
| Contract Terms Changed as a Result of an OIG Investigation [PDF, 12KB] | April 5, 2005 |
| Cyberpirate Sentenced [PDF, 11KB] | March 16, 2005 |
| Laboratory President Sentenced to Prison Term [PDF, 16KB] | March 15, 2005 |
| Contractor Enters into $6.5 Million Settlement [PDF, 13KB] | March 15, 2005 |
| Two Employees Suspended for Misuse of Government Computers [PDF, 12KB] | March 15, 2005 |
| Former General Manager Sentenced for Filing False Statement under Clean Water Act [PDF, 12KB] | March 3, 2005 |
| Environmental Scientist Receives Prison Sentence [PDF, 12KB] | February 2, 2005 |
| Contractor Agrees to Pay $424,270 to Settle Overbilling Allegations [PDF, 10KB] | December 9, 2004 |
Investigations: Audit Results
Audit reports on issues stemming from investigations.
| Report Title | Date |
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| Investigation of Allegations Concerning Environmental Justice Issues in EPA Region 4 [PDF - 9pp, 87KB] [At a Glance PDF - 40KB] | June 14, 2010 |
| Response to EPA Administrator's Request for Investigation into Allegations of a Cover-up in the Risk Assessment for the Coal Ash Rulemaking [PDF - 10pp, 77KB] | November 2, 2009 |
| Innovative Techniques for State Monitoring of Revolving Funds Noted, Report No. 08-P-0290 [Report PDF - 16pp, 263KB] [At a Glance PDF - 45KB] | September 29, 2008 |
| EPA Needs to Respond More Timely to Reports of Investigation, Report No. 2007-M-00003 [Report PDF - 21pp, 326KB] [At a Glance PDF - 53KB] | May 27, 2007 |
