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Man Found Guilty of Running R-22 Ponzi Scheme

The con lasted for over a decade, defrauding investors of $350,000

February 4, 2025

A man who prosecutors said ran a refrigerant-based Ponzi scheme for almost a decade has been sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay a substantial fine.

R-22 Refrigerant Smuggler Nabbed In Florida

EPA estimates the illegally imported R-22 from China was worth $1.5 million

August 2, 2022

A 69-year-old Florida man pled guilty to conspiring to violate the CAA by importing over 300,000 kilograms of illegal R-22, worth over $1.5 million, into the U.S. from China.

Fuel Costs, Daikin Rebrand, Russia-Ukraine Conflict, R-22 Smuggling

Layan Dahhan

March 21, 2022

Catch up on the latest headlines in this episode of the ACHR NEWSRoom.

Feds Sentence Refrigerant Smuggler to Probation, Must Pay $250,000 Fine

Man brought R-22 into country without a permit

Ted Craig

March 7, 2022

There have been jokes in the HVAC industry about smuggling R-22 ever since the refrigerant phasedown was announced, but a Texas man isn’t laughing after getting sentenced for doing just that.

The EPA Cracks Down on Illegal R-22 Importation and Sale

March 18, 2013

The Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy, an industry coalition, said in November 2012 the United States government successfully concluded 11 criminal and civil cases related to HCFC-22 refrigerant smuggling over the last two years.

Industry Responds to R-22 Smuggling Report

John Conrad

October 8, 2012

An article published in the Sept. 8 edition of the New York Times that discussed R-22 smuggling has prompted a response from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

AHRI Responds to R-22 Report

October 1, 2012

Stephen Yurek, president and CEO, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) responded to what he termed “several inaccuracies” in a Sept. 8, 2012, article in The New York Times on smuggling, primarily from China, of HCFC refrigerant.

Sept. 17, 2012: AHRI Responds to New York Times Story on R-22 Smuggling

September 17, 2012

Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), has issued a response to what he called “several inaccuracies” in an article that appeared in the New York Times on smuggling of HCFC-22, or R-22, refrigerant.

Breaking the Rules

Peter Powell

July 2, 2012

The recent announcements about some folks getting caught for illegal HCFC-22 practices raises an interesting question: What impact will this have in producing better servicing procedures to keep enough of the legally obtained refrigerant available for retrofit?

May 14, 2012: Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Illegal Purchase and Sale of Smuggled R-22

May 14, 2012

Federal officials announced that defendant Carlos A. Garcia pled guilty in connection with the illegal receipt, purchase, and sale of HCFC-22 that had been smuggled into the United States.

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