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Article: Fisher, Preate fight organized crime in waste industry. (Mike Fisher, Ernest D. Preate Jr.)
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- January 22, 1990
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FISHER, PREATE FIGHT ORGANIZED CRIME IN WASTE INDUSTRY
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire -- Warning that Pennsylvania's billion-dollar waste market presents a tempting target for organized crime, State Sen. Mike Fisher (R-Allegheny) and Attorney General Ernie Preate today unveiled a plan to prevent criminals from infiltrating the state's waste industry.
At a Capitol news conference, Fisher and Preate outlined a major legislative proposal that would impose more stringent licensing and disclosure requirements on Pennsylvania's waste industry.
"Investigations in other states have revealed that organized crime has gained a foothold in the ...