Gas Station Owners in California to Pay $1.1 Million in an Environmental Protection Lawsuit

A group that owns “Fast and Easy” gas stations, some of which are in Yolo and San Joaquin counties, will have to pay over $1 million in penalties and investigative costs stemming from an environmental protection action.

According to the Yolo County District Attorney’s office, on July 20, a Yolo County Superior Court judge approved a settlement ordering Aasim Corporation, Aasim Enterprises, Inc., Ashraf Ali, Yasmin Ali, Samir Ali, Shafique Bhimani, and Mohammed Bilal to pay a combined $1.1 million in civil penalties and investigative costs.

The D.A.’s office says the judgment settles allegations that the defendants didn’t follow state laws and regulations governing the operation of retail gas stations at their locations in Yolo, Napa, Alameda, Lake, and San Joaquin counties.

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