MARYLAND (WBFF) — A lead paint inspector has been ordered to pay $8.7 million and has been permanently banned from the industry due to fraud, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office.
The ruling against Green Environmental, LLC, and its principal operator, Rodney Bryan Barkley, follows a criminal conviction and sentencing that occurred earlier this year.
Officials reported that Barkley falsified lead-paint certificates and committed various environmental violations.
The civil action, initiated by Attorney General Brown, aimed to impose penalties and seek injunctive relief for violations of Maryland’s lead inspection and lead risk reduction laws.
The court also recognized radiation violations, including possession of unlicensed radioactive materials, use of unregistered machines, failure to test unlicensed radioactive materials for leaks, and improper use of these materials and machines, officials reported.
Judgments were entered against Green Environmental for $4.88 million and against Barkley for $3.85 million.
Additionally, the court ordered that Barkley is permanently prohibited from owning or participating in the operation of any lead inspection company, the report said.
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Barkley must also surrender any X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) devices in his possession to the Maryland Department of the Environment within 30 days.
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