On Oct. 16, Michel Osei, 48, of Hanover, Md., pleaded guilty to 17 environmental crimes before Judge Jeffery S. Getty of the Circuit Court for Allegany County.
Osei pled guilty to one count of unlawful disposal for gain, eight counts of operating a scrap tire facility without a license, and eight counts of improper handling of waste — nuisance. Judge Getty scheduled sentencing for Dec. 17.
The investigation was led by Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit (ENRCU), the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal…