The Nation - News from May 12, 1989
Three high-ranking civilian managers at the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground near Baltimore were sentenced to three years’ probation each for illegally disposing of hazardous chemical wastes in a case that has riveted the attention of environmentalists and federal employees nationwide. U.S. District Judge John R. Hargrove brushed aside urgings by prosecutors that the three be jailed and fined $15,000 each. The case marked the first time federal officials have been convicted of routinely violating federal environmental laws. The three Aberdeen managers contended they were “scapegoats,” singled out for prosecution.
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