FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2003
CONTACT: Merritt Mitchell, (813) 795-0954
Lucia Ross, (850) 245-2862
Plant City Man Sentenced For Falsifying
Environmental Records
TAMPA -- After an extensive investigation led by the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP)
Division of Law Enforcement, Jeffrey Englin, 46, of Plant City,
was sentenced in Hillsborough County Circuit Court to one year
of probation and 50 hours of community service for falsifying
used oil transportation documents.
Englin, a driver with International Petroleum Corporation of
Plant City, was charged with 50 misdemeanor counts for
falsifying over 50 transportation manifests. Accurate manifests
are required under Florida law.
Agents from DEP’s Division of Law Enforcement conducted
a14-month investigation after several falsified documents were
found during a regulatory inspection. The United States
Environmental Protection Agency assisted with the investigation.
Citizens with knowledge of major environmental crimes should
call the Environmental Crimes Strike Force Hotline at
1-877-2-SAVEFL.
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