# AMERICAN METALS
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `25931`
- **Case Number:** 05-1986-0124
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $5K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN METALS (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS COMPANY, THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT, ROBERT SIDDIQUI,      IMPROPERLY DISPOSED OF PCB BY BURNING TRANSFORMERS WHICH     CONTAINED PCB TO CLEAN THE TRANSFORMER'S COPPER WIRING,      WHICH IT RESOLD.  THIS CASE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING A   CRIMINAL REFERRAL.                                             DEFENDANTS FAILED TO RESPOND TO A TSCA ADMINISTRATIVE COM- PLAINT.  A CIVIL PENALTY OF $5,000 WAS ASSESSED, ON DEFEN-   DANTS DEFAULT.  DEFENDANT HAS FAILED TO PAY.  THIS IS AN     ACTION TO COLLECT THIS CIVIL PENALTY.

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