BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County District Attorney’s Office announced a criminal and civil complaint against Ronald I. Engelberg and 25 Hill Properties Inc., alleging violations near Taft, including charges related to the illegal storage and dumping of toxic waste and illegally spilling oil in the waterways.
Engelberg is the owner, director, and chief executive officer of 25 Hill Properties Inc. 25 Hill Properties Inc. holds multiple oil and gas leases near the city of Taft, including the Jameson Trust, according to the DA’s office. The properties contain 48 oil wells and have been in operation since 2000.
On January 12, 2021, the DA’s office filed a civil complaint against 25 Hill in Kern County Superior Court over their mismanagement of the leases…