How would a newly-hired head of accounting/finance for a family owned dry cleaning business who conduct a basic internal audit to get a sense of the company expenses and profits over the last 5 years handle this situation.The employee notice that in 2016, the company stopped making payments for the transportation and disposal of hazardous waste.When ask why, was are told that the owner eliminated those costs by storing the waste in an outdated bomb shelter on family land near the river.

In one last ditch effort, the decide to show her new boss that failing to properly dispose of the waste will cost her far more than the amount spent to comply with legal requirements of disposal.The new employee decide that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations will give her the ammo she need to convince her to do the right thing.

Use information from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations, also the 2016 Primer, the complexity of the worksheets used to calculate fines under the Guidelines, as well as ethical arguments:

1. How are hazardous waste properly dispose of;
2. Provide a citation to information demonstrating that the current disposal of hazardous waste is illegal;
3. Why is it illegal dumping hazardous waste;
4. What are the possible consequences of illegally disposing of hazardous waste under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
5. How to urge a company to properly dispose of all current and prior hazardous waste;
6. What resources and options can a company put in place to properly dispose of waste in the future;

Why is it important to seek legal advice about disclosing the prior activities before the same are discovered by governmental agencies and list of lawyers or law firms that might be helpful by providing names of lawyers or a group that will recommend lawyers that have experience with the federal sentencing guidelines AND environmental guidelines.