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UNION TIMBER (ESTATE OF ALEXANDER SESSOMS)

Judicial · FY2005 · — · Source Agrees · 149876

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Case

Case Number
04-2005-9010
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Source Agrees
Multimedia
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N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THE ESTATE OF ALEXANDER SESSOMS IS THE SOLE PRP FOR THE UNION TIMBER SUPERFUND SITE. EPA IS PERFORMING A FUND-LEAD REMOVAL AT THE SITE BECAUSE THE ESTATE CLAIMS THAT IT CANNOT PAY FOR THE REMOVAL. EPA LEARNED THAT THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE PAID THEMSELVES $400,000 WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE PROBATE COURT. THIS IS MONEY THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE TO EPA FOR FUND THE CLEANUP. THE REFERRAL WAS TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN MACON, GA, WHICH IS REPRESENTING EPA IN A CHALLENGE TO THE HEIRS' ACTIONS IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLINCH COUNTY, GA. EPA IS ASKING THE HEIRS TO PAY BACK THE MONE

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