Memphis Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violations

Memphis, TN - P.T. Services, Inc., a Memphis company that specialized in repairing diesel engines has entered a guilty plea and agreed to pay a fine in connection with violations of the Clean Air Act. Interim United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr. announced the guilty plea today.

According to an information filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, P.T. Services, Inc. modified and deleted emissions control monitoring devices from diesel engines. Under provisions of the Clean Air Act, it is a crime to falsify, tamper with, and render inaccurate emissions control monitoring devices. The plea was entered by a representative of P.T. Services, Inc. before United States Magistrate Judge Charmiane Claxton. Under the terms of the plea agreement, the company agreed to pay a fine of $150,000.00.

The case was investigated by agents with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant United States Attorney Carroll L. André III, for the Western District of Tennessee, is prosecuting the case.

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