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TWO MICHIGAN MEN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL WASTE DISPOSAL
Release Date: 04/02/99
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1999
TWO MICHIGAN MEN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL WASTE DISPOSAL
James W. Morgan of St. Clair Shores, Mich., former owner of Morgan Artcraft Screen Print Inc., and William M. Jones of Highland Park, Mich., were indicted on March 25 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit on charges of violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The defendants allegedly unlawfully transported and disposed of a trailer containing hazardous waste inks at an abandoned warehouse in Detroit. Some of the abandoned inks were flammable and others contained lead. Exposure to sufficient quantities of lead can cause neurological disorders in people. The EPA Superfund program paid $30,000 to dispose of the abandoned inks. If convicted, the defendants each face a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison and/or fines of up to $500,000. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and the FBI with the assistance of EPA’s National Enforcement Investigations Center, and is being prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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