A Southern California warehouse fire resulted in criminal sentencing for Virgin Scent and three of its executives after prosecutors said the company’s handling of hazardous waste worsened an already dangerous situation.
As Patch reported, authorities said hand sanitizer from the burned Carson facility was illegally pumped into storm drains, polluting a nearby waterway and contributing to months of problems for local residents.
What happened?
The 2021 Carson warehouse blaze led to environmental criminal charges. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced that Virgin Scent and executives Yaakov Nourollah, Akiva Nourollah, and Yehuda Nourollah resolved the case by entering no-contest pleas to felony and misdemeanor counts.
Each defendant pleaded no contest to five charges: a felony count for disposing of hazardous materials, a misdemeanor count for reckless storage of hazardous materials, and three misdemeanor allegations involving the unlawful deposit of hazardous materials, a Clean Water Act violation, and failure to report the discharge after the fire…