What is Robert Fred Smith accused of dumping in the water of San Diego Bay?
Pollution suspects arrested in Malta Fugitives accused of dumping into harbor: SAN DIEGO — U.S. officials have tracked down a La Mesa native living in Malta and hauled him into federal court in San Diego on allegations that he polluted San Diego Bay with concrete, scrap metal, plastic and other waste in 2006. Robert Fred Smith was one of 20 fugitives on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of scofflaws, EPA officials said yesterday. They accuse him of dumping materials from the renovation of a large fishing vessel into the harbor at the B Street Pier as part of a conspiracy to avoid disposal costs. Smith, 45, and the boat’s owner, Joseph Anthony O’Connor, 58, then allegedly lied to Coast Guard inspectors who had received tips about nighttime dumping at the 150-foot F/V Maru, according to court documents. In 2007, federal officials filed a six-count indictment against Smith, O’Connor and Britannia Shipping Ltd., a Nevada-based company incorporated by O’Connor. The two men were out
U.S. officials have tracked down a La Mesa native living in Malta and hauled him into federal court in San Diego on allegations that he polluted San Diego Bay with concrete, scrap metal, plastic and other waste in 2006. Robert Fred Smith was one of 20 fugitives on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of scofflaws, EPA officials said yesterday. They accuse him of dumping materials from the renovation of a large fishing vessel into the harbor at the B Street Pier as part of a conspiracy to avoid disposal costs. Smith, 45, and the boat’s owner, Joseph Anthony O’Connor, 58, then allegedly lied to Coast Guard inspectors who had received tips about nighttime dumping at the 150-foot F/V Maru, according to court documents. In 2007, federal officials filed a six-count indictment against Smith, O’Connor and Britannia Shipping Ltd., a Nevada-based company incorporated by O’Connor. The two men were out of the country when the charges were filed. Interpol, an international police organization
