MADISON — A Mindoro man was fined more than $130,000 Thursday after he was found guilty of a number of environmental violations in operating salvage sites in La Crosse and Jackson counties, according to state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.

Daniel Marini, 59, burned five mobile homes and then buried the ash at his La Crosse County salvage yard, without a permit and without first inspecting them for asbestos, Van Hollen said.

He also illegally transported and stored about 90 nonlabeled drums of hazardous waste and crushed vehicles without first draining them as required of liquids, which ran into the ground, according to a civil complaint filed in Dane County.

When the state Department of Natural Resources and La Crosse County demanded he properly remove waste materials and close his unlicensed salvage operation, Marini relocated to a salvage yard he bought in Jackson County, Van Hollen stated.

The DNR concluded both sites had hazardous substance spills.

A judge Thursday fined Marini $100,137 and ordered he pay $32,206 to the DNR and the Department of Justice.