Contractor sentenced to prison for illegal asbestos disposal
A Rochester, NY contractor who disposed of asbestos illegally, exposed untrained workers to the substance and lied to an OSHA inspector has been sentenced to six years in prison.
After a two day hearing in federal court, U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa yesterday sentenced Keith Gordon-Smith, 54 for knowingly violating the Clean Air Act and making false statements to a federal inspector. Gordon-Smith was also sentenced to serve a three year term of supervised release to follow his prison term and was ordered to pay a $1,100 special assessment. Gordon Smith’s now defunct company was sentenced to pay a special assessment of $44,000.