Re: [CPEO-MEF] Camp Lejeune (NC) - Justice Department will not prosecute

["Stella Bourassa" <Stellalogic@cfl.rr.com>]

I am never shocked by such 'news' but I am always disgusted.  Talk about a
blatant disregard for the suffering of those affected by Camp Lejeune's
contamination issues.

I was told once that it was the Congress and Senate who 'held the purse
strings' which seems means 'power and control' 'on the hill'.  I can only
hope that someday this national 'disgrace' of 'turning the other cheek' to
destructive environmental/human health issue practices by our
military/government will finally be exposed for what it is by the 'powerful'
elected public servants.  I can only sit here, shake my head and hope the
best for those exposed to the toxins.

Stella
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lenny Siegel" <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
To: "Military Environmental Forum" <military@list.cpeo.org>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 12:33 PM
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Camp Lejeune (NC) - Justice Department will not
prosecute


> I received this indirectly:
>
> "After a thorough review of all pertinent evidence, the Justice
> Department, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency,
> has concluded that it will not seek criminal prosecution in the case
> regarding water contamination at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune,
> North Carolina. The fact that the actions in question were taken prior
> to the promulgation of legally enforceable standards regarding safe
> drinking water precludes criminal prosecutions against any of the
> parties involved.
>
> "The government's investigation revealed that there were neither
> criminal violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act, nor was there a
> conspiracy to withhold information, falsify data, or impede the federal
> investigation by members of the military and relevant public health
> services. Based upon the evidence, the Justice Department has concluded
> that no federal criminal law was broken nor was there an attempt to
> conceal evidence regarding a violation of any law.
>
> "Camp Lejeune was placed on EPA's National Priorities list for cleanup
> under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and
> Liability Act in 1989, and is presently undergoing cleanup as a
> Superfund site. The EPA will be able to provide details about the status
> of the cleanup. Also, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
> Registry (ATSDR) is conducting an on-going health study."
>
> Cynthia J. Magnuson
> Office of Public Affairs
> U.S. Department of Justice
> cynthia.magnuson@usdoj.gov
>
> -- 
>
>
> Lenny Siegel
> Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
> c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
> Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
> Fax: 650/961-8918
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