Owner of a business that includes a Branson Location is sentenced for violation of Clear Air Act.
More information below from a story by Tony Nguyen, Ozarks First:
A Springfield business owner has been sentenced after being charged with tampering with emission systems in his tow trucks, which violates the Clean Air Act.
Dennis Cleveland was sentenced to 2 concurrent years. He was fined $255,000.
Cleveland, who has spent the last 72 days in jail, was sentenced Tuesday at the U.S. District Court in Springfield.
Cleveland pleaded guilty to 2 counts of violating the Clean Air Act earlier this year. He received 2 years for each count resulting in 4 years in prison, however, the sentence states Cleveland will be served concurrently— he’ll serve the 2 counts at the same time, making it 2 years.
Earlier this year, Cleveland pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tampering with a Clean Air Act monitoring device.
Cleveland owns Affordable Towing which operates in five southwest Missouri communities including Branson.
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