The defendant was involved in an ‘international scheme that preyed on victims, including the elderly, throughout the United States,’ a U.S. attorney said.
Replacing lead storage lines is the only way to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act’s mandate to prevent anticipated adverse health effects, the EPA said.
The U.S. president has rebuked the British government over its decision to hand over the archipelago, home to a U.S.–UK joint military base, to Mauritius.