73-Foot Pile of Hand Sanitizer Sparks Investigation, Guilty Plea in Upstate NY

73-foot pile of hand sanitizer sparks investigation, guilty plea in Upstate NY

A company that owns a Niagara Falls commercial property has pleaded guilty to illegally storing hazardous waste after hundreds of pallets of hand sanitizer wound up there, including a massive pile dumped outside.

Niagara Falls business admits to illegally storing hazardous waste

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls business has admitted to illegally storing hazardous waste at a property on Highland Avenue, the United States Attorney's Office said Monday. JEMF Buffalo Industrial LLC, a commercial real estate development company, pleaded guilty to storage of hazardous waste without a permit, which carries a maximum sentence of $50,000 [...]

Brooklyn company pleads guilty in Highland Avenue hand sanitizer dumping case

A Brooklyn company has pleaded guilty to improperly storing hazardous waste – pallets of hand sanitizer — at a property on Highland Avenue in Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls business pleads guilty to illegally storing hazardous waste

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that JEMF Buffalo Industrial LLC pleaded guilty to storage of a hazardous waste without a permit.

Niagara Falls Business Pleads Guilty in Hand Sanitizer Dumping

JEMF Buffalo Industrial pleaded guilty to storing hazardous waste after 326 pallets of expired sanitizer piled up at its Niagara Falls site.