# TORRINGTON HIDE & METAL
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `49862`
- **Case Number:** 08-1994-0097
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $24K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- JEAN SMITH (complaint) (settlement)
- STANLEY SMITH (complaint) (settlement)
- TORRINGTON HIDE AND METAL (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

06/15/94:  DURING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, DEFENDANTS HAVE CLAIMED AN INABILITY TO PAY THE $45,000 RCRA PENALTY.  WHILE ANALYZING THE SMITH'S CLAIM, THE REGION HAD DISCOVERED THAT  THE DEFENDANTS HAD TRANSFERRED CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO FAMILY  MEMBERS.  THE REGION HAS DEVELOPED EVIDENCE THAT THESE       TRANSFERS WERE MADE TO AVOID PAYING ANY PENALTY.               THIS REFERRAL IS FOR FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE.

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