Former Executive Of Soil Treatment Company Admits Role In Conspiracy To Defraud Epa

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PHILADELPHIA-A former executive of a company that treats and disposes of contaminated soils pleaded guilty in federal court Dec. 16 to conspiring to defraud the Environmental Protection Agency at a New Jersey superfund site, according to the Justice Department (United States v. Tejpar, D.N.J., docket no. unavailable, guilty plea 12/16/08).rnZul Tejpar, former vice president of business development for Bennett Environmental Inc. (BEI), pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to a single count of conspiracy in a scheme that involved illegal kickbacks and fraud.rnCanada-based BEI', which pleaded guilty July 31 to participating in the same conspiracy to defraud EPA , was sentenced Dec. 16 to pay a $1 million criminal fine (United States v. Bennett Environmental Inc., D.N.J., No. 08-cr-534, sentencing 12/16/08; 39 ER 1583, 8/8/08).rnAs part of the plea agreement, Tejpar agreed to cooperate with the government's ongoing investigation of alleged violations of antitrust and related criminal laws involving the award of subcontracts to provide environmental remediation services at the Federal Creosote Superfund Site in Manville, N.J.