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Company: Acuity Specialty Products, Inc.,
Current Parent Company: New Mountain Capital
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Penalty: $3,800,000
Year: 2007
Date: June 29, 2007
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Water Act and related
Violation Description: Acuity Specialty Products, Inc., a company with a manufacturing plant in Atlanta pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging it with a knowing violation of the Clean Water Act. Per the terms of the plea agreement, a federal judge imposed a sentence of three years of probation and a fine of $3.8 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Georgia
Facility City: Atlanta
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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