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Company: Berner Foods, Inc.
Penalty: $140,000
Year: 2006
Date: May 16, 2006
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: water pollution violation
Violation Description: Berner Foods, Inc. pleaded guilty to one count of Obstruction of Justice and one count of Water Permit Violation and was sentenced to pay $115,000 in restitution and $10,000 in costs, on allegations that it released contaminants into the Rock Run Creek in amounts exceeding its permits. It also paid a civil penalty of $15,000.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Illinois Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil and criminal
Facility State: Illinois
Facility City: Rock City
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Notes: Separate to civil charges settled at same time.
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