A Clinton man has been sentenced to two years probation and must pay restitution after pleading guilty to illegally dumping toxic materials in Fairfield, officials said.
Robert Grabarek, 68, has been sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence and two years of probation, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice.
The sentencing comes after Grabarek, president of Osprey Environmental Engineering, LLC, pleaded guilty in Sept. 2024 in Bridgeport Superior Court to several charges including illegal disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), engaging in the business of collection, storage, treatment and disposal of substances, materials and wastes without a permit, and illegal discharge of materials into the waters of the state, officials said.
In 2019, following a lengthy investigation by the Fairfield Police Department and the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, with assistance from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Grabarek and six others were arrested. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Grabarek participated in a continued pattern of illegally disposing of contaminated materials and dumping them at the Fairfield Department of Public Works property on Richard White Way in Fairfield.
As part of the terms of his probation, the court found he must pay $28,235 into a fund carved out to compensate victims who were town employees instructed to work at the contaminated site during the illegal dumping, and provide 300 hours of community service, according to officials.
The court also ordered that Grabarek, doing business as “Osprey Environmental, LLC,” be prohibited from engaging in testing or remediation, unless written approval is received from adult probation services.
Stephen Underwood can be reached at sunderwood@courant.com
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