EPA v. TORRINGTON HIDE & METAL
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$24,000
Case summary
06/15/94: DURING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, DEFENDANTS HAVE CLAIMED AN INABILITY TO PAY THE $45,000 RCRA PENALTY. WHILE ANALYZING THE SMITH'S CLAIM, THE REGION HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE DEFENDANTS HAD TRANSFERRED CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO FAMILY MEMBERS. THE REGION HAS DEVELOPED EVIDENCE THAT THESE TRANSFERS WERE MADE TO AVOID PAYING ANY PENALTY. THIS REFERRAL IS FOR FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE.
Defendants (3)
- JEAN SMITHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- STANLEY SMITHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- TORRINGTON HIDE AND METALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TORRINGTON HIDE & METAL RESIDENTIAL
END OF 4TH AVENUE EAST, TORRINGTON, WY, 82240
Registry ID: 110000914128
Statutes cited
- RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
STANLEY L. SMITHentered 1995-06-07
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $24,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1994-06-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-06-15Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1995-06-07Final Order Lodged
- 1995-06-07Final Order Entered
- 1995-06-07Complaint Filed With Court
- 1995-06-07Concluded
- 1995-06-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49862
- Case number
- 08-1994-0097
- DOJ docket
- 91-CV-0186-B
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1994-0097 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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