Contractor Jason Julian Pleads Guilty In Fairfield Fill Pile Case

FAIRFIELD, CT — Jason Julian, whose contracting company was accused of illegal dumping of toxic fill material in Fairfield, pleaded guilty Friday "to multiple charges related to environmental crimes associated with contaminated material disposed illegally at public property," announced Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin.

Julian, 54, of Monroe, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport Superior Court to the following:

• Engaging In the Business of Collection, Storage, Treatment, Removal, and Disposal of Certain Substances, Materials and Wastes Without a Permit
• 2 counts of Illegal Disposal of Material Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
• 3 counts of Discharging of Materials Into the Waters of Connecticut Without a Permit

He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 29; in October, related bribery charges were dropped against Julian.

Julian is the latest defendant to either plead guilty in the case, joining former town CFO Robert Mayer; former DPW director Joe Michelangelo; and former DPW superintendent Scott Bartlett.

Other defendants in the case are:

• Former Fairfield human resources director Emmet Hibson
• Robert J. Grabarek, an environmental contractor hired by the town
• Former Fairfield interim public works director Brian Carey

From Griffin's announcement:

According to court records, Julian and his businesses operating a facility on town property stockpiled, processed and disposed of hazardous wastes, which included waste materials from construction and demolition debris and other contaminated substances, including PCBs, heavy metals and other hazardous carcinogens from August 2016 through December 2016. His misuse of the contaminated material occurred at sites and locations throughout the town of Fairfield, including the public Penfield Beach.

Julian’s arrest was the result of a lengthy investigation by the Fairfield Police Department and the Statewide Prosecution Bureau of the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, with assistance from the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. The case is being prosecuted by the Statewide Prosecution Bureau of the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, with assistance from the Appellate Bureau in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney.