US Department Of Justice: Two Senior Managers In Italy Charged With Conspiracy To Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests And Defraud U.S. Consumers Date
20/04/2021
An indictment was unsealed today in the Eastern District of Michigan charging two Italian nationals, along with a previously charged co-conspirator, for their alleged role in a conspiracy to defraud U.S. regulators and customers by making false and misleading statements about the emissions controls and fuel efficiency of more than 100,000 diesel vehicles sold in the United States by FCA US LLC.
According to court documents, Sergio Pasini, 43, of Ferrera, Italy, and Gianluca Sabbioni, 55, of Sala Bolognese, Italy, two senior diesel managers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Italy S.p.A. (FCA Italy), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis N.V. along with a previously charged co-conspirator, Emanuele Palma, 42, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan were responsible for developing and calibrating the 3.0-liter diesel engine used in certa
Abatement Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegally Removing Asbestos Details Written by Justice Department
New York - A New York woman pleaded guilty today to illegally removing and disposing of asbestos.
According to court documents, between 2015 and 2016, Stephanie Laskin, 45, of Newburgh, along with several others, conspired to illegally remove asbestos from a former IBM site in Kingston, now known as TechCity. The facility in question contained over 400,000 square feet of regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM), as well as an additional 6,000 linear feet of RACM pipe wrap.
Laskin, the owner of A2 Environmental Services (A2ES), who had special asbestos abatement training, hired numerous workers and supervisors to conduct the asbestos removal. She and her co-conspirators pressured these workers to expedite the removal of asbestos at the site to meet contract deadlines. In doing so, she led them to cut corners, violate their remediation trainin
South Carolina Man Charged With Violating Lacey Act, Trafficking In Vipers And Turtles reptilesmagazine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reptilesmagazine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Reptile Dealer Arrested on Lacey Act and Firearms Charges Details Written by Justice Department
Atlanta, Georgia - A South Carolina man was arrested on March 30 on Lacey Act and firearms charges. A federal judge in the Middle District of Georgia, unsealed the indictment Thursday.
Ashtyn Michael Rance, 35, of Dalzell, was charged by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Georgia on March 9 for trafficking vipers and turtles, as well as illegally possessing two firearms. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) agents arrested Rance in Dalzell on a warrant to face the charges in the Middle District of Georgia.