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Date Published
March 03, 2016
News Type
Press Release
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USAO, Northern District of New York

(Source: USAO, NY) ALBANY, NEW YORK – Ronald Barney, age 66, of Orange, California, pleaded guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor charge of performing lead-based paint testing inspections and risk assessments without a certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, EPA Criminal Investigations Division Special Agent in Charge Vernesa Jones-Allen, and Christina Scaringi, Special Agent in Charge of the Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General.

Barney, formerly of Constable, New York, pled guilty to a violation of the Toxic Substances Control Act.  United States Magistrate Judge Douglas F. McCormick of the Central District of California sentenced Barney to a two-year term of probation and ordered him to pay a $2,500 fine. This case, brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York, was resolved in the Central District of California, where Barney now resides.