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THREE FORMER SAYBOLT EMPLOYEES PLEAD GUILTY IN NEW JERSEY IN REFORMULATED GASOLINE TESTING SCHEME
Release Date: 08/13/2001
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FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2001
THREE FORMER SAYBOLT EMPLOYEES PLEAD GUILTY
IN NEW JERSEY IN REFORMULATED GASOLINE TESTING SCHEME
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke @epa.gov
IN NEW JERSEY IN REFORMULATED GASOLINE TESTING SCHEME
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818 / hester.luke @epa.gov
William N. Koeck of Bricktown, N.J., Nabil Mohtadi of South Plainfield, N.J., and David Loane of Franklin, Tenn., pleaded guilty on July 30 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act by falsifying data on bulk fuel shipments. The falsifications were to avoid the costs of remixing fuel that did not meet minimum federal standards for oxygen content. Increasing the oxygen content of gasoline is required at certain times of the year, usually during the summer months, to reduce vehicle exhaust pollutants that contribute to increased levels of ozone. Elevated levels of ozone affects older people and children in particular causing breathing disorders such as asthma and emphysema. When sentenced each defendant faces a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division with the assistance of EPA’s National Enforcement Investigations Center. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston.
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