Wal-Mart pleads guilty for Calif. hazardous waste

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $81 million after pleading guilty to criminal charges the company dumped hazardous waste across California, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Wal-Mart entered the plea in San Francisco federal court to misdemeanor counts of negligently dumping pollutants from its stores into sanitation drains across the state, spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said.

As part of the plea, the company will pay the substantial fine that also will cover charges in Missouri.

The plea agreements announced Tuesday end a nearly decade-old investigation involving more than 20 prosecutors and 32 environmental groups.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/science/article/Wal-Mart-pleads-guilty-in-Calif-hazardous-waste-4554116.php?cmpid=hpfsln

[Politicalboi]

1. So in just one day of sales

They get their hand slapped. They knew damned well what they were doing was wrong. Fines like this should be for accidents.

[grahamhgreen]

2. They are a criminal enterprise with a pattern and practice of bad behavior. They should be broken up

/jailed.

[cosmicone]

3. There should be jail time for top brass.

Fines are just an expense passed on to customers.

[itsrobert]

4. If they pled guilty that easily, they know the $81 million was a deal to them

$81 million to Walmart is like a penny to most people.

[Lordquinton]

5. 81 million dollars, across california

that's nothing. Plus it covers another state's fines... at least we can actually call them convicted criminals.

[CountAllVotes]

6. Walmart is UNAMERICAN!!!

ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISTS IS WHAT THEY ARE!

They really do HATE AMERICA!!!