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Company: Atlas Ship Management Ltd
Current Parent Company: Atlas Ship Management Ltd.
Penalty: $900,000
Year: 2010
Date: December 2, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: ocean dumping
Violation Description: Atlas Ship Management Ltd., a Turkish Corporation, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. to federal charges of making false statements and knowingly failing to accurately maintain an Oil Record Book as required by international treaty and U.S. law, Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announced. The company was sentenced to pay an $800,000 criminal fine, pay $100,000 in community service to the Pinellas County, Fla., Environmental Fund, and to implement a comprehensive Environmental Compliance Program that requires detailed inspection and auditing of the defendants ships that sail into the United States.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department multiagency referral
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: Turkey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: ocean shipping
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