Kentucky man indicted after illegally dumping nuclear waste at landfill, officials say

[TexasTowelie]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Kentucky man with illegally dumping low-level nuclear waste at an Estill County landfill.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Cory David Hoskins was indicted Thursday on multiple charges earlier this week, including violating safety regulations and mail fraud due to checks as part of the alleged crimes.

In 2016, Hoskins and his company TENORM were each fined $2.65 million by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services after officials said Advanced TENORM was responsible for dumping of out-of-state radioactive waste in landfills in Estill and Greenup counties.

Officials say the waste was a byproduct of fracking and had been transported from Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania in 2015.

According to the indictment, there’s a request for a $127,110 judgment against Hoskins for the amount he grossed from alleged illegal activity.

Read more: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2020/07/18/kentucky-man-indicted-illegally-dumping-nuclear-waste-landfill/5465037002/

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Bet he offered a great deal to the producer of this waste.

An insanely great deal if you are buying nuclear waster disposal services. Capitalism, it's so damn good for your health.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

2. I wonder who will be responsible for removing this waste.....

if it's even possible. I believe fracking waste is mostly liquid which could contaminate water resources.

Thanks for posting this, TT.

KY

[TexasTowelie]

3. You're welcome.

I considered it to be a major story and by your username, I see that the story is of interest to you also.