A DECADE OF U.S. Department of Justice criminal prosecutions of shipping companies for pollution-related violations has fueled maritime practices across the country and spilled over into white-collar defense and government-contract work.
In the past five years, the Justice Department’s environmental crimes section or individual U.S. attorney’s offices have brought nearly 100 cases, including some separate prosecutions of individuals and shipping companies from the same investigation. Some cases involve illegal discharge of oil, plastic, pollution or chemicals in U.S. waters, but many involve how the shipping companies record discharges outside U.S. waters that violate U.S. law and international conventions.
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