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PA CORPORATION FINED $37 MILLION IN CFC CASE
Release Date: 08/29/97
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1997
CORPORATION FINED $37 MILLION IN CFC CASE
On Aug. 22, Refrigeration U.S.A. Corp., of Miami and Hallandale, Fla., was sentenced to pay a fine of $37,372,826 and serve five years probation in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Lisa Salazar of Pembroke Pines, Fla., the bookkeeper/ salesperson for Refrigeration U.S.A., was sentenced to five years probation and a fine of $15,000 and Diana McNally of North Miami, the corporation’s chief financial officer, was sentenced to 30 days in prison, three years supervised release and must also pay a fine of $15,000. Refrigeration U.S.A. previously pleaded guilty to 129 felony counts, and Salazar and McNally previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act in connection with a scheme to divert 4,000 tons of CFCs into commerce in the United States. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division, the U.S. Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service.
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