ITEM 1
DATE: 01/01/80
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST CASE
PLEA: GUILTY VERDICT
DISPOSITION: $350,000.00 FINE
SUMMARY:
The Department of Justice prosecuted Georgia Waste Systems, Inc., a Waste
Management subsidiary, and Mr. Raymond Dinkle, its former general manager,
for violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Section 1, in the Atlanta area.
Specifically, the government alleged that Waste Management, SCA Services of
Georgia, Inc., and Browning-Ferris Industries of Georgia, Inc., conspired to
fix prices and allocate customers for waste disposal services in the Atlanta
area. The government alleged that the activity began in l974, and continued
through at least 1979.
In a jury trial in February, 1983, Georgia Waste Systems, Inc., and Mr.
Raymond Dinkle were found guilty. Georgia Waste Systems, Inc., received a
fine of $350.000.00 and Mr. Raymond Dinkle received a one year jail sentence,
with all but 45 days suspended.
ITEM 2
DATE: 06/30/84
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST CASE
PLEA: GUILTY VERDICT
DISPOSITION: $10,500.00 FINE
SUMMARY:
In an indictment filed July 30, 1984, the Department of Justice charged David
Hoopengardner, general manager of Waste Management's Florida subsidiary,
United Sanitation Services, of engaging in a conspiracy involving price
fixing, bid rigging and market allocation. In April 1986, Mr. Hoopengardner
was convicted, fined $10,500.00 and sentenced to two years probation.
ITEM: 3
DATE: 11/08/85
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST CASE
PLEA: NOLO CONTENDERE
DISPOSITION: UNKNOWN FINE
SUMMARY:
In an indictment filed November 8, 1985, the Department of Justice charged Mr.
Lewis Goodman, chief operations officer of United Sanitation Services, a
Waste Management subsidiary, of continuing the illegal practices outlined in
the Hoopengardner indictment. Specifically, the government charged that
between 1971 and 1985, Mr Goodman was involved in price fixing, bid rigging
and market allocation.
Mr Goodman was convicted at trial in December, 1986. The conviction was
reversed by the Circuit Court of Appeals and remanded for retrial.
Mr. Goodman plead nolo contendere prior to retrial, received a fine and was
sentenced to a short period of confinement in a Community Treatment Center.
ITEM: 4
DATE: 01/01/86
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST CASE
PLEA:NOLO CONTENDERE
DISPOSITION: $250,000.00 FINE
SUMMARY:
Bestway Disposal, a trash hauling subsidiary in Henriette, New York, acquired
by Waste Management in 1984, was charged in 1986 with engaging in an
agreement to allocate customers in the late 1970's and through at least 1984.
As part of the agreement to allocate customers, Bestway Disposal and four
other waste haulers, were alleged to have met and agreed which company would
serve certain customers in the Monroe County area of New York, and provided
noncompetitive,and rigged bids for industrial refuse removal.
On June 7, 1988, the company plead nolo contendere, and was fined $250,000.00.
The remaning defendants went to trial and were acquitted.
ITEM: 5
DATE: 01/01/87
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST CASE
PLEA: NOLO CONTENDERE
DISPOSITION: $1,000,000.00 FINE
SUMMARY:
Los Angeles County District Attorney filed a felony complaint against Western
Waste Industries, Inc., Angelus-Hudson, Inc., and Waste Management of
California alleging that they were involved in a five year conspiracy to
allocate markets and fix prices. Waste Management entered a plea of
"no contest," similar to a nolo contendere plea and agreed to pay the
maximum fine of $1 million. Mr Clifford Chamblee, a former manager of Waste
Management of Gardena, and Mr. Wiley Scott, operations manager for Waste
Management of Sun Valley were also charged.
ITEM: 6 DATE: 09/01/87
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST CASE
PLEA: NOLO CONTENDERE
DISPOSITION $1,000,000.00 FINE
SUMMARY:
In September, 1987, the Department of Justice filed felony information
against Waste Management, Inc., of Florida, charging the company with
engaging in a conspiracy to allocate customers for waste disposal services
in Dade and Broward Counties in Southern Florida from as early as February,
1980, until at least November, 1985. The corporate prosecution stemmed from
the same facts charged against Mr. Hoopengardner and Mr. Goodman.
As part of a plea bargain, Waste Management waived indictment and agreed to
prosecution by felony information. On January 15, 1988, Waste Management
plead nolo contendere to one count of a Sherman Antitrust Act, Section 1
violation, and received the maximum fine of $1 million.
ITEM: 7
DATE: 10/01/87
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST CASE
PLEA: PLEAD GUILTY
DISPOSITION: $1,000,000.00 FINE
SUMMARY:
In October, 1987, the Department of Justice filed a one count information,
alleging violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act against a Waste Management
subsidiary, Ohio Waste Systems, Inc., and Browning-Ferris Industries of Ohio
and Michigan, Inc. The information alleged that the companies conspired to
allocate customers between 1981 and 1982 and to fix prices in the greater
Toledo area by means of collusive, noncompetitive and rigged bids.
Department of Justice records indicated that on November 23, 1987, Ohio
Waste Systems, Inc., plead guilty to the count charged in the information
and received the maximum fine of $1 million.
ITEM: 8
DATE: 12/28/89
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT
PLEA: PLEA AGREEMENT
DISPOSITION: $500,000.00 FINE
SUMMARY
On December 28, 1989, the U.S.Attorney's Office for the Southern District of
California filed a Sherman Antitrust Act, criminal case against Waste
Management of California, Inc., d/b/a/ Daily Disposal Service in the San
Diego County area. The complaint alleges a conspiracy to allocate customers
and fix prices in San Diego County, Los Angeles County and Orange County.
Daily Disposal and the U.S. Government agreed that a fine of $500,000.00 was
an appropriate disposition in this case.
ITEM: 9
DATE: 12/28/89
VIOLATION: SHERMAN ANTITRUST CASE
PLEA: PLEAD GUILTY
DISPOSITION: $1,000,000.00 FINE
SUMMARY:
On December 28, 1989, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of
California, filed a Sherman Antitrust criminal case against Dewey's Disposal
Service, a subsidiary of Waste Management. The complaint alleges that the
defendents engaged in price fixing and customer allocation in the Orange
County area.
Pursuant to an agreement with the Government, a plea of guilty was entered
on February 13, 1990, and a fine of $1 million was paid. Waste Management
contends that the alleged activity which occured in 1983-84 was prior to the
ownership of the company by Waste Management.
ITEM: 10
DATE: 01/12/90
VIOLATION: MISDEMEAN0R ODOR L.A. CO
PLEA: NOLO CONTENDERE
DISPOSITION $2,450.00 PENALTY
SUMMARY:
On January 12, 1990, a case was filed in L.A. Municipal Court alleging three
misdemeanor violations regarding odor compaints which occured on May 1 and 2,
1989. The complaint was filed against Valley Reclamation Co, a Waste
Management subsidiary. Waste Management plead nolo contendere and paid a
$2,450.00 penalty.
Waste Management indicates that they decided to upgrade the environmental
integrity of the Bradley Landfill in Sun Valley. To install a state of the
art landfill gas recovery system, some fairly ripe garbage was uncovered.
Waste Management felt that the greater environmental results outweighed the
brief minor nuisance of the odors. Waste Management also paid $10,000.00 to
the University of California, Board of Regents, to be utilized for an
asbestos exposure course at UCLA.
For a summary of all cases listed Press underlined links below
Ventura County Sheriff's Department
Or press here
WMI sued the San Diego District Attorney for daring to call them organized crime.
They lost. Read the Appeal here Here's another good page to read
One more for you THE CRAY REPORT
Three in one press here
And last but surely not least how about a good court case? Or Two
Or Three.
