She 'harmed so many. And we will catch her'

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She 'harmed so many. And we will catch her'

North Andover woman sought in EPA manhunt; bogus asbestos removal classes put

thousands at risk

By Beth Daley

Globe Staff / May 17, 2009

Days before she was to be sentenced for one of the country's most egregious

environmental crimes, North Andover resident Albania Deleon begged for the

court's mercy.

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" I pray that God will forgive my soul, " she wrote in a three-page handwritten

letter to US District Court Judge iel M. Gorton, " and allow me to atone

the rest of my life repaying and repairing the harm I have done. This is my

solemn promise. "

Then the 39-year-old mother sawed off her ankle monitor and disappeared into a

cool March day, becoming one of the US Environmental Protection Agency's most

wanted fugitives.

Deleon left behind not only her 3-year-old son, but hundreds, maybe thousands,

of people who face a heightened risk of lung cancer because of her crimes.

Deleon operated New England's largest asbestos removal training school out of