How Many Mistakes Before One Learns?
After having once been convicted for violating part of the federal Clean Air Act dealing with illegal asbestos removal and disposal, Paul Mancuso (45) of Utica, New York, again committed and was charged with the same crimes.
Also charged with the crimes were Mancuso’s father, Lester (70), and brother Steven (37). Additional charges against the three included: conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, commit mail fraud, and
violate the Superfund Act. The trio allegedly illegally removed asbestos from sites around New York state. Ronald Mancuso, brother to Paul and Steven, has already pled guilty to the charges and testified that he had taken a part in dumping asbestos on the side of the road. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) there is no safe level for exposure to asbestos, which is a known carcinogen leading to many deadly lung ailments.
The first round of illegal asbestos removal and disposal convictions against Paul Mancuso in 2003, and another set in 2004 for insurance fraud, resulted in his being banned from working with asbestos removal or disposal. Mancuso also was prohibited from associating with those who had broken the law in any form.
According to the 2008 charges against Paul Mancuso, he allegedly worked with his father in asbestos removal under a company supposedly owned by a friend or relative. Paul himself is accused of starting these companies under others names to hide his association. Paul and his father continued to remove and dump the asbestos by roadsides.
Paul’s brother, Steven, was charged with using his title of lawyer to make the false companies seem more legitimate by falsifying documents.
If convicted, Paul faces up to 55 years in prison and up to $2.75 million in fines. His father, Lester, might have to pay up to $1.25 million and spend up to 23 years in prison. Steven faces fines up to $250,000 and up to five years in prison, and Ronald could spend the next three years in prison and pay up to $250,000.
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