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June 06, 2025
LANSING – Yesterday, Rajinder Singh Minhas, 60, of Rochester, was bound over to stand trial in the 7th Circuit Court in Genesee County on four felony charges for allegedly mismanaging and neglecting critical maintenance and upgrades at the Lockhart Chemical Company, resulting in the unauthorized discharge of oil into the Flint River in 2022.
Minhas, who served as president, treasurer, and director of Lockhart, was bound over on one count each of:
Lockhart was a Flint-based chemical processing facility that manufactured rust-preventative additives for the metalworking industry. On June 15, 2022, approximately 15,000 gallons of an oil-chemical mixture was released from Lockhart’s facility into the Flint River. An investigation and chemical fingerprinting analysis confirmed that the oil chemical mixture in the Flint River matched the material leaving Lockhart’s facility. Attorney General Nessel announced charges against Lockhart in December of 2024.
“Serious violations by businesses that endanger the health and well-being of Michigan residents and our environment cannot be tolerated,” Nessel said. “I am grateful to the talented prosecutors in my office, the dedicated experts from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Michigan State Police, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, and detectives of the EGLE and DNR Environmental Investigation Section, who all played a significant role in advancing this case through the judicial process.”
Minhas is additionally charged with:
Minhas is charged further with 9 misdemeanor violations of the State’s Liquid Industrial Waste law for allegedly discharging industrial by-products, violating reporting requirements following a discharge, and violating other provisions related to properly labeling chemical containers, maintaining adequate records, and the storage, disposal, protection, and discharge prevention of liquid industrial waste. Each count is punishable by a 6-month term of incarceration and/or a $1,000 - $2,500 fine for each day the violation occurred.
A pretrial date has not yet been set.
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