Safety-Kleen controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2002
Accounting-fraud allegations and enforcement
The SEC and the United States Attorney's Office brought civil and criminal charges against Safety-Kleen and four former senior executives. The case concerned alleged accounting fraud occurring from November 1998 through March 2000. A judgment of approximately $200 million was subsequently enforced by a Canadian court.