Investigations

On July 13, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana convicted and sentenced Peter Margiotta to 1 day imprisonment and a $100 assessment for failing to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons. On September 27, 2019, Margiotta was found guilty of conspiracy and violations of the Clean Air Act by a jury trial. Margiotta was then released pending assignment to Federal prison and was required to report to the Bureau of Prisons custody on September 9, 2020. Following a motion filed for extension of time to self-surrender and a subsequent court order, Margiotta failed to report to the Bureau of Prisons on or before January 15, 2021, as ordered by the court.

 

DOT-OIG conducted this investigation with the Environmental Protection Agency–Criminal Investigation Division.