2 at Firm Accused of Dumping Toxic Waste
From Times Staff Reports
Two managers of a circuit board maker with a history of covertly dumping hazardous waste have been charged with putting copper and acid into a sewer system in Santa Ana, the Orange County district attorney’s office said.
Nandell Patel, 38, of Cerritos and Vijay Merchant, 53, of Mission Viejo were charged Thursday with 11 felony counts.
Merchant is president of Golden West Circuits in Santa Ana.
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