Laundry Owner Gets House Arrest in Canada
 
The owner of a dry cleaner in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, recently was sentenced to house arrest for illegally importing and using tetracholorethylene, also known as perc, according to news reports. The report noted that it’s the first time a dry cleaner has received jail time for violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Ali Khair-Eldin, 69, owner of First Class Cleaners and Todd Cleaners, pleaded guilty and was given a four-month conditional sentence to be served under house arrest for the first 75 days, followed by a curfew. Khair-Eldin also must ...