December 18th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the sentencing of Michel Osei, 48, of Hanover, Maryland, on environmental crimes charges related to the illegal dumping and ultimate abandonment of over 250,000 scrap tires at a site in Allegany County, Maryland.  Osei pleaded guilty in October to 17 environmental crimes: one count of unlawful disposal for gain, eight counts of operating a scrap tire facility without a license, and eight counts of improper handling of waste—nuisance.  Osei was sentenced  to 5 years of incarceration, suspending all but 45 days, 5 years of probation, ordered restitution of $250,000 to the Allegany County Commissioners and a fine of $300,000 to the Maryland Clean Water Fund, all suspended.