Author: Houston Stringer

NASHVILLE, TN – A federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges two individuals with conspiring to bypass treatment processes and tamper with a monitoring device at a Nashville waste treatment facility, in violation of the Clean Water Act. File Photo (September 2025) According to court documents, Randall Ray Stark, of Texas, and Caleb Warren Randall, of Tennessee, served as Facility Operations Manager and Plant Supervisor, respectively, at the facility operated by Allwaste Onsite, doing business as Onsite Environmental (Onsite). The indictment alleges that in December 2022 and January 2023, Stark and Randall directed employees to bypass required treatment processes and discharge untreated and partially treated wastewater into the Nashville sewer system. They also allegedly ...

KINGSPORT, TN – A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to tax and wire fraud charges for his role in a scheme that sought approximately $3.4 million in fraudulent COVID-19-related tax refunds. File Photo (July 2022) According to court documents and statements made in court, Edward Zanes, of Kingsport, conspired with others to exploit pandemic-era tax credits by creating phony businesses with no actual operations or employees. The fraudulent entities were used to file false tax returns claiming refunds through the employee retention credit and the paid sick and family leave credit—programs designed to support businesses during the pandemic. Zanes assisted in preparing and filing multiple false tax returns and ensured they were sent to addresses he and his co-conspirators controlled. In...