Report: Feds Investigating More Than 60 Hauling Firms

Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

July 22, 2005

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More than 60 waste companies are under investigation by the FBI and the IRS for organized crime connections, according to The Associated Press (AP). “A law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity because records in the case are sealed, said investigators are looking for evidence of intimidation, price-fixing and conspiracy in the industry,” the AP reports. “Investigators also want to know whether certain companies paid more than others at municipal dumps.”

About the Author

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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