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Harvey Man Sentenced for Causing 2016 Oil Spill

Date Issued September 9, 2022
Report Type Investigations
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This press release announces that James Tassin of Harvey, LA, was sentenced to 2 years’ probation on September 8, 2022, for violating the Clean Water Act in connection with a September 2016 oil spill that occurred when he was a subcontractor on a NOAA wetland restoration project.
View Press Release https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/harvey-man-sentenced-causing-2016-oil-spill
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