NC Chemical Processing Company Pleads Guilty to Polluting Cape Fear River

Company pleads guilty to polluting Cape Fear River

Prosecutors say American Distillation Inc. pleaded guilty to polluting the Cape Fear River with chemical wastewater to increase profit.

American Distillation pleads guilty after releasing pollution into the Cape Fear River

NAVASSA, NC (WWAY) — American Distillation, Inc. (ADI) pleaded guilty to knowingly discharging pollutants and tert-Butyl alcohol into the Cape Fear River. The chemical processing company located in Navassa admitted to violating the federal Clean Water Act. ADI owner, Andrew Simmons, Jr, also pleaded guilty to failing to pay federal taxes. These pleas follow an earlier guilty plea from former plant manager Barry White to discharging pollutants in…

North Carolina chemical processing company pleads guilty to polluting Cape Fear River

Nearly a year after the production manager at a chemical processing company in North Carolina pleaded guilty to polluting the Cape Fear River, the company itself has also pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors said Monday.

NC chemical processing company pleads guilty to polluting Cape Fear River

Nearly a year after the production manager at a chemical processing company in North Carolina pleaded guilty to polluting the Cape Fear River, the company itself has also pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Chemical company pleads guilty to dumping pollutants in Cape Fear River

American Distillation Inc. (ADI) pleaded guilty to knowingly polluting the Cape Fear River with tert-Butyl alcohol (TBOH) and other chemicals in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

American Distillation Pleads Guilty After Releasing Pollution into the Cape Fear River