Asbestos Defendants Convicted On 15 Counts

Starnes, of Atlanta, Ga., and co-defendant George were convicted June 30, 2005, by a federal jury on 15 counts involving the illegal removal of asbestos-containing material at the housing project in 2001 and making materially false statements to federal agencies concerning air monitoring at the project.

Cleve Allan George, owner of the Virgin Island Asbestos Removal Co., has yet to be sentenced.