Local News in Brief : Jail in Asbestos Case
A man believed to be the first person in the nation convicted of a felony for illegally disposing of asbestos hazardous waste was sentenced Wednesday in Los Angeles to six months in jail and fined $51,000.
However, Stanley E. Steves, 60, owner of two salvage companies in Montebello, was allowed to remain free, pending appeal.
Steves was also ordered by Superior Court Judge Judith Chirlin to pay an additional $6,199 to the county Department of Sanitation, which conducted a laboratory analysis of the asbestos and other hazardous wastes found at his two companies.
The judge additionally placed Steves, of Whittier, on five years’ probation. Deputy Dist. Atty. William Carter said Steves could have been sentenced to three years in state prison and fined up to $125,000.
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