Compliance and Enforcement

EPA Fugitives

The following wanted posters identify fugitives sought by the EPA's Criminal Investigation Division. Each one provides a brief case summary and instructions on how to report information related to their identity and/or current location. You may also report the information to your local police or if you are outside the United States, to the nearest U.S. Embassy.

	Omran Alghazouli Alghazouli was charged in the Southern District of California. Alghazouli sold R-12 Freon, an ozone depleting substance, that had been illegally smuggled from Mexico. Alleged violations include: Conspiracy to Smuggle Conspiracy to Launder Money Money Laundering Alghazouli currently is a fugitive believed to be living in Syria. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in San Diego, California at: 1-619-557-2920
	Mahmoud Almhchie Almhchie was charged in the Northern District of California on four felony counts. Alleged violations include: Illegal smuggling Almhchie was arrested with one hundred and five (105) thirty pound cylinders of ozone depleting contraband. Almhchie was indicted for fleeing the United States to avoid prosecution. Almhchie remains a fugitive and is believed to be residing in Syria. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in San Francisco, California at: 1-619-557-2970 or the Los Angeles, California office at: 1-213-244-1900
	Wendell Baptiste Baptiste was charged in the District of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Croix. Alleged violations include: Illegal discharge of hazardous substance into navigable waters of the United States It is believed that Baptiste is currently residing in Trinidad and Tobago. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in New York City, New York at: 1-212-637-3610
	Butch R. Bustamonte Bustamonte was charged in an Indictment in the Central District of California. Alleged violations include: Obstruction of Justice Bustamonte ordered the crew of a ship to lie to the U. S. Coast Guard concerning the waste oil management system. Bustamonte is believed to be in the Philippines. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Los Angeles, California at: 1-213-244-1900
	Raul Chavez-Beltran Chavez-Beltran was charged in the Western District of Texas - El Paso Division. Alleged violations include: Illegal transportation, storage and disposal of mercury contaminated soil Conspiracy Mail Fraud Chavez-Beltran is the President of EnCon Environmental Services, Inc. Chavez-Beltran has been a fugitive living and working in Mexico. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Dallas, Texas at: 1-214-665-6600
	Albania Deleon Deleon was convicted in Federal District Court, District of Massachusetts on November 19, 2008, on twenty-eight felony charges related to her role as President of Environmental Compliance Training (ECT), a certified asbestos training provider. Deleon, through ECT, issued fraudulent asbestos training certificates to hundreds of individuals who did not complete the training mandated by state and federal law. Deleon and others significantly benefitted from the illegal enterprise by selling fraudulent training certificates and making false statements to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Additionally, she employed the fraudulently licensed workers through her temporary employment agency, Methuen Abatement Staffing. An arrest warrant was issued for Deleon for violating post-trial release conditions. She additionally failed to appear for her sentencing hearing that was scheduled for March 23, 2009. Deleon is a naturalized United States Citizen who is originally from the Dominican Republic and her whereabouts are unknown. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Boston, Massachusetts at: 1-617-918-2300
	Denis L. Feron Feron, the owner of Chemetco, was charged in the Southern District of Illinois. Alleged violations include: Illegal discharge of hazardous pollutants Chemetco had a secret pipe installed behind its facility that was discharging pollutants into a tributary of the Mississippi River. Feron fled prior to trial and remains at large. He is believed to be residing in Belgium. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Chicago, Illinois at: 1-312-886-9872
	Alessandro Giordano Alessandro Giordano was charged in the Central District of California on multiple counts. Alleged violations include: Making False Statements Conspiracy Wire Fraud Alessandro Giordano illegally imported automobiles that did not meet the United States emissions standards. Alessandro Giordano fled the country. He is believed to be in Italy. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Los Angeles, California at: 1-213-244-1900
	Carlos Giordano Carlos Giordano was charged in the Central District of California with multiple counts. Alleged violations include: Making False Statements Conspiracy Wire Fraud Carlos Giordano illegally imported automobiles that did not meet the United States emissions standards. Carlos Giordano fled the country. He is believed to be in Italy. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Los Angeles, California at: 1-213-244-1900
	John Karayannides Karayannides was charged in the Southern District of Florida in a multiple count indictment. Alleged violations include: Illegal dumping of oil Conspiracy Karayannides was involved in the illegal discharge of tons of oil-contaminated grain from his ship, into the ocean. Karayannides fled the country prior to indictment. Karayannides is believed to be in the Athens, Greece area. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Kansas City, Kansas at: 1-913-551-7999
	Aage Lokkebraten As a ship's Chief Engineer, Lokkebraten was charged in a four count indictment in the Southern District of Florida. Alleged violations include: Aiding and Abetting false entries into an Oil Record Book Conspiracy Creating an official false document Lokkebraten violated the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Lokkebraten fled the country prior to being indicted. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700
	Joseph Anthony O�Connor O�Connor was charged in a six-count indictment in the Southern District of California. Alleged violations include: Illegal discharge of pollutants into the waters of the United States Conspiracy Making false statements O�Connor discharged pollutants into the San Diego Harbor. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in San Diego, California at: 1-619-557-2920
	Frerik Pluimers Pluimers, the former CEO and President of Western Hemisphere Operations for Saybolt International was charged in the District of New Jersey. Alleged violations include: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Conspiracy Travel Act violations Pluimers conspired to bribe various Panamanian officials with funds from United States bank accounts, dealing with independent petrochemical laboratory testing. Pluimers has been a fugitive since his indictment and is currently in the Netherlands. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in New York City, New York at: 1-212-637-3610
	Michael Evangelos Psomadakis Psomadakis, the Chief Engineer on a Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL) vessel, was charged in the Southern District of Florida. Alleged violations include: Tampering with a witness Psomadakis directed other RCCL employees to make false statements to the company and to criminal investigators. Psomadakis fled the jurisdiction of the United States prior to arrest. He is believed to be in Athens, Greece. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700
	Robert Fred Smith Smith was charged in a six-count indictment in the Southern District of California. Alleged violations include: Illegal discharge of pollutants into the waters of the United States Conspiracy Making false statements Smith discharged pollutants into the San Diego Harbor. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in San Diego, California at: 1-619-557-2920
	Peter Solemdal As a ship's Chief Engineer, Solemdal was charged in a four count indictment in the Southern District of Florida. Alleged violations include: Aiding and Abetting false entries into an Oil Record Book Conspiracy Creating an official false document Solemdal violated the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Solemdal fled the country prior to being indicted/arrested. Whereabouts are unknown. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700
	Kurt Sorboe As a ship's Chief Engineer, Sorboe was charged in a four count indictment in the Southern District of Florida. Alleged violations include: Aiding and Abetting false entries into an Oil Record Book Conspiracy Creating an official false document Sorboe violated the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Sorboe fled the country prior to being indicted/arrested. Whereabouts are unknown. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700
	Zidzislaw (Jimmy) Szypulski Szypulski, an asbestos removal supervisor, was charged in the Southern District of New York, on a one-count indictment. Alleged violations include: Illegal asbestos removal Szypulski failed to appear in court and fled. Szypulski is believed to be in Warsaw, Poland. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in New York City, New York at: 1-212-637-3610
	Mauro Valenzuela Valenzuela was charged in the Southern District of Florida on a multiple count indictment. Alleged violations include: Illegal transportation of hazardous materials aboard a commercial aircraft Making false statements Conspiracy Valenzuela was a mechanic for SabreTech. He certified that all cabin oxygen generators had been properly removed and replaced on a ValuJet plane. Valenzuela caused these generators to be delivered and loaded on VALUJET flight 592 without proper markings, capping, packaging and other safety measures. The flight crashed into the Everglades shortly after take-off from Miami International Airport killing all 110 passengers and crew onboard. Valenzuela fled the country soon after his arraignment. Whereabouts unknown. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Miami, Florida at: 1-305-536-6700
	Robert Wainwright Wainwright, an individual with a prior felony conviction, was the subject of an investigation into violations of the Federal Clean Water Act. During a search warrant conducted at his place of business by Northern Indiana Environmental Task Force, firearms and ammunition were found in his possession. He was tried and found guilty of firearms violations in the Northern District of Indiana. His sentencing for firearms violations is pending and is contingent upon his capture and apprehension. Alleged violations include: Discharging a pollutant into the waters of Indiana Violating the terms of his conditional release from Federal custody He was charged in the Superior Court of Lake County, Indiana and was awaiting trial for alleged environmental violations. He fled the jurisdiction and is believed to be residing in Mexico. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Chicago, Illinois at: 1-312-886-9872
	Jun Wang Wang was charged in the Southern District of Ohio on a one-count indictment. Alleged violations include: Illegally discharging a hazardous material into the waters of the United States. Wang discharged fuel from his tanker truck. This discharge of fuel went directly to Little Beaver Creek in Kettering, Ohio. Wang is currently a fugitive. He is believed to be living in Shenyang, China. If sighted, contact the Criminal Investigation Division office in Cleveland, Ohio at: 1-440-250-1770