U.S. Department of Justice (Environment and Natural Resources Division)

Environmental Crimes Bulletin – November 2024

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View All Environmental Crimes BulletinsIn This Issue:Cases by District/CircuitAnnouncementsTrialsIndictmentsGuilty PleasSentencingsCases by District/CircuitDistrict/CircuitCase NameStatute(s)Central District of CaliforniaUnited States v. Phillips 66 CompanyWastewater Discharge/Clean Water ActEastern District of CaliforniaUnited States v. Jorge…

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Operator and Owner of Oil Tanker Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced for Concealment of Pollution from Vessel and Obstruction of Justice

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Two Greek shipping companies pleaded guilty and were sentenced today for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), falsifying records and obstruction of justice. The charges arose out…

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Crane Company Manitowoc to Pay $42.6M for Clean Air Act Violations for Sale of Noncompliant Diesel Engines in Heavy Duty Cranes

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The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement today with Manitowoc Company Inc. and two of its subsidiaries, Grove U.S. L.L.C., and Manitowoc Crane Group…

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Louisiana Company and Its Owner Sentenced for Manufacturing and Selling Software that Allowed the Disabling of Emissions Controls on Motor Vehicles

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Louisiana-based company Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (PPEI) and its president and owner, Kory B. Willis, were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Sacramento, California, for violating and conspiring to violate…

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