N.Y. Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal C&D Dumping

Woodbury, N.Y., resident faces total fines of more than $80,000.

 

A Woodbury, N.Y., man has pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal dumping, according to a report in the Long Island Times.

 

Nassau County N.Y. District Attorney Denis Dillon tells the paper that Arias G. Schwartz, 33, unlawfully disposed of approximately 850 cubic yards of construction and demolition debris and fill into a basin adjacent to his property.

 

The charge was Unlawful Release of Solid Waste to the Environment—an Environmental Conservation Law Class A misdemeanor, according to the report.

 

The Long Island Times reports that Schwartz will be required to pay a total fine of $81,521.95.