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August 11, 2009
EPA Nabs Clean Water Violator and Fugitive In Malta
Apparently there is no where on earth to hide from a violation of the Clean Water Act.
Robert Fred Smith, in 2006, while working for the Britannia Shipping International, a ship brokering business based in Malta, was doing renovation work on a fishing vessel, dumped concrete waste, scrap metal, and grinding waste over board at night, into San Diego harbor,(pictured), until the U.S. Coast Guard started to notice.
With an indictment brought in 2007, Interpol issued a "Wanted Persons Diffusion and Red Notice."
Smith is just now being returned from Malta, where he was found, to face the charges against him.
"We want to thank the Government of Malta for its invaluable assistance in returning Mr. Smith to the United States so he can face the American system of justice and ultimately be judged innocent or guilty in a court of law," said Fred Burnside, Director of EPA's Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training.
The Environmental Protection Agency keeps a website that lists the top 20 fugitives accused of violating environmental laws and evading arrest, as reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at August 11, 2009 02:52 PM
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In 2001 and 2006, two legal loopholes dramatically weakened the Clean Water Act to let corporate polluters dump toxic chemicals, industrial waste, and heavy metals directly into non-navigable waterways. The Clean Water Act was America's only drinking water protection, so this is a tragedy. The Clean Water Restoration Act is currently the only legislation being considered to restore original protections to our nation's drinking water. Learn more about it and ask your Senators and Representatives to support the Clean Water Restoration Act by calling the Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 and/or visiting http://www.environmentamerica.org/our-rivers-lakes-streams
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In 2001 and 2006, two legal loopholes dramatically weakened the Clean Water Act to let corporate polluters dump toxic chemicals, industrial waste, and heavy metals directly into non-navigable waterways. The Clean Water Act was America's only drinking water protection, so this is a tragedy. The Clean Water Restoration Act is currently the only legislation being considered to restore original protections to our nation's drinking water. Learn more about it and ask your Senators and Representatives to support the Clean Water Restoration Act by calling the Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 and/or visiting http://www.environmentamerica.org/our-rivers-lakes-streams
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