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Article: Berkeley silversmith jailed on toxic waste charges
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- October 11, 2007
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A 67-year-old Berkeley man's month in jail on a charge of
violating toxic waste laws is encouraging news for city and county
officials who want more workplace whistle-blowers to bring them
environmental justice cases.
But Gary Reopelle, a silversmith who has owned Monsen Plating on
Adeline Street since 1964, said his conviction and time behind bars
are the result of overzealous toxic avengers who likely will put him
out of business very soon.
Reopelle spent 28 days in Santa Rita county jail in Dublin in
September for violating felony probation from a toxic waste dumping
conviction in 2003. That conviction was the result of the whistle-
blower's actions.
"We are very eager to get ...