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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that...

7 Wyatt Travnichek Indictment/Indicted on a federal charge accusing Travnichek of alleged tampering with a public water system and one count of alleged reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access 7 Russell McKeehan, Sr. Sentencing/Sentenced to four years of probation for alleged storage of hazardous waste without a permit (including a six-month term of home confinement) 7 Aaron Rochester Plea Agreement/Pleaded guilty to one count of alleged unlawful storage of hazardous w...

U.S. Charges 2 Oil Workers With Allowing Gulf of Mexico Oil Spills January 21, 2021 Two Fieldwood Energy LLC oil workers face federal criminal charges for allegedly separately allowing crude oil spills from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms to avoid required shut downs. The two were indicted Tuesday for spills in 2015 and 2018, according to complaints by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Workers in one platform joked that their mot...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read (Reuters) - Two Fieldwood Energy LLC oil workers face federal criminal charges for allegedly separately allowing crude oil spills from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms to avoid required shut downs. The two were indicted Tuesday for spills in 2015 and 2018, according to complaints by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Workers in one platform joked that their motto was “safe and sound until production’s down,” the indictment said. Fiel...

2 oil company contractors indicted for leaks from platforms off Louisiana coast Halle Parker Two supervisors with a Houston-based oil company are facing multiple federal charges after prosecutors in U.S. Attorney Peter Strassers office say they knowingly allowed oil to leak from their platforms off Louisianas shores, bypassing safety and environmental protocols meant to prevent such leaks. Patrick Huse and Brandon Wall both served in leadership positions for Fieldwood Energy, working...