Legal Opinion
United States v. John W. Rutana
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1991No. 90-3343PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILES, Senior District Judge.
The United States appeals the district court’s downward departure from the guidelines in sentencing John W. Rutana on 18 counts of knowing discharge of pollutants into a public sewer system in violation of the Federal Water Pollution Control (Clean Water) Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand the case to the district court for resentencing.
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John Rutana was a part-owner and chief executive officer of a now-bankrupt corporation known as Finishing Corporation of America (“FCA”). In late 1985, FCA began operating a metal…
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