Aberdeen Proving Ground Case Study

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Stances of the concerned parties:

1. Stance of the Victims: In this case the victims were not the prosecutors, the victims were the civilians living in close vicinity to the site but the prosecutors was the Federal Government. Hence a better heading would have been stance of the prosecutor. The problems with the faculty, that the prosecutor pointed out, included, but were not limited to:

a. Flammable and carcinogenic chemicals were left out in the open.
b. Chemicals that were lethal if mixed together were stored in the same room.
c. Toxic and harmful chemicals were everywhere – misplaced, unlabeled and poorly contained. The drums of toxic chemicals were leaking. When part of the roof collapsed crushing the drum of chemical underneath, no …show more content…
On June 28, 1988, the three chemical engineers, Carl Gepp, William Dee, and Robert Lentz, now known as the "Aberdeen Three," were criminally indicted for storing, treating, and disposing of hazardous wastes in violation of RCRA at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland after about two years of investigation. Six months following the indictment, the Federal Government took the case of the "Aberdeen Three" to court. Each defendant was charged with four counts of illegally storing and disposing of waste. In 1989, the three chemical engineers were tried and convicted of illegally storing, treating, and disposing of hazardous waste. William Dee was found guilty on one count, and Lentz and Gepp were found guilty on three counts each of violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Although they were not the ones who were actually performing the illegal acts, they were the managers and allowed the improper handling of the chemicals. No one above them knew about the extent of the problems at the Pilot Plant. They each faced up to 15 years in prison and up to $750,000 in fines, but were sentenced only to three years of probation and 1000 hours of community service. The judge based his decision on the high standing of the defendants in the community, and the fact they had already incurred enormous court costs. Since this was a criminal indictment, the U.S. Army could not assist in their legal defense. This case marked the first time that individual federal employees were convicted of a criminal act under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
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