4/24/13 - A criminal charge has been filed against the owner of a Howell recycling company following a local and state investigation that was launched roughly a year ago. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Developmentâs Weights and Measures division originally filed a complaint against Regal Recycling after discovering a scale that was allegedly out of tolerance during a routine inspection in April of 2012. Additional investigation was conducted by Livingston County Sheriffâs Department as well as the state but 53rd District Court records now show that the prosecutorâs office has authorized a charge of general weights and measures violations against Regal Recycling owner Vern Brockway. Heâll be arraigned on the charge May 1st. Regal Recycling operates two facilities in the Howell area, one in Whitmore Lake and another in Ann Arbor. Sheriff Bob Bezotte previously told WHMI the Department of Agriculture routinely checks these types of devices to make sure they are legitimate and that nobody has tampered with them, adding that it was the first time he was aware of one actually being seized and a criminal report filed. (JM)
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