United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

TYCO SUPERVISOR SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING THE CLEAN WATER ACT

The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that DANIEL R. CALLAHAN, age 40, of 8 Deerfield Drive, Broad Brook, Connecticut, was sentenced today in Hartford federal court on his conviction for violating the federal Clean Water Act. Chief United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny sentenced CALLAHAN to three years of probation, the first six months of which he must spend confined to his home. Judge Chatigny further ordered CALLAHAN to perform 150 hours of community service and to pay a fine in the amount of $4000. On November 17, 2003, CALLAHAN pleaded guilty to a one-count Information.

In 2000 and 2001, CALLAHAN was the Director of Environmental Health and Safety for the Stafford Division of Tyco Printed Circuit Group, a subsidiary of Tyco International ("Tyco"). The Stafford Division encompassed three plants in Stafford and Manchester, Connecticut. One of CALLAHAN's primary responsibilities was to oversee the operation of Tyco's waste treatment facility at the Manchester factory, where equipment was in place to treat wastewater and thereby remove high levels of toxic metals, including copper.

When he pleaded guilty, CALLAHAN acknowledged that in February 2001, he assisted in the falsification of reports submitted to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP"). Specifically, CALLAHAN carried out a scheme in which he failed to report to the DEP that a waste treatment "batch tank" had been discharged. Under Tyco's permit with the DEP, Tyco was required to disclose discharges of the batch tank. CALLAHAN failed to do so. Instead, he assisted in preparing a report to the DEP that falsely indicated that no discharge of the batch tank had occurred.

Anthony Dadalt and Robert Smith, two Tyco waste treatment employees who worked under CALLAHAN's supervision, also pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act. From at least as early as November 2000 through May 2001, Dadalt knowingly discharged wastewater without processing it through the sand filter. Dadalt's knowing use of the so-called "bypass" was in violation of the discharge permit issued by the DEP. Smith assisted in the falsification of reports submitted to the DEP. Specifically, Smith carried out a scheme in which he failed to report to the DEP samples of wastewater discharges that exceeded permit levels for copper.

On July 30, 2004, Smith was sentenced to one year of probation. On August 20, 2004, Dadalt was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.

On April 29, 2004, Tyco pleaded guilty to 12 felony violations of the Clean Water Act and agreed to a $10 million monetary resolution, $6 million of which reflect criminal fines and $4 million of which represent additional expenditures that Tyco agreed to make toward environmentally beneficial programs.

The U.S. Attorney stated that the prosecution of this case reflects the United States Attorney's Office's commitment to vigorously enforce federal environmental laws and protect the waters used by the citizens of Connecticut. Michael Hubbard, Special Agent in Charge of the Criminal Investigation Division of the EPA, stated that this case demonstrates EPA's commitment to hold individuals responsible for falsifying reports to the DEP.

This case was investigated by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Environmental Protection Agency and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Brian E. Spears and Special Assistant United States Attorney Peter Kenyon.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov