Background
He was born in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Belgium.
He was born in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Belgium.
In 1952 he finished 63rd in the downhill event, 73rd in the giant slalom competition, 46th in the slalom contest but was eliminated in the first run. Four years later he finished 38th in the 1956 downhill event, 46th in the slalom competition, and 65th in the giant slalom contest.
Feron competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics in alpine skiing. On April 21, 1999, a federal grand jury charged Chemetco Incorporated., Feron, and five of his employees with violating the United States Clean Water Acting for using an illegal secret discharge pipe to deliberately pump hazardous waste water contaminated with various pollutants and industrial waste including cadmium, lead and zinc into Long Lake (Illinois), a tributary of the Mississippi River. Those named in the indictment were: Chemetco President Denis L. Feron, Gary Reed, George Boud Junior., Roger Copeland, Kevin Youngman, and Chemetco plant manager Bruce Hendrickson.
Before filing for bankruptcy in 2001, Chemetco produced about 50% of the United States copper output from non-mined sources
Closure of case
The Court never acquired personal jurisdiction over Denis Feron.
The Court did not find Feron guilty of any violation. The Court did not assess a fine against Feron, restrict his entry into the United States or hold him to any other penalty in the case.
However Feron paid $500,000 restitution to be expressly used to assist a United States Environmental Protection Agency environmental remediation program at and near the Chemetco plant site. On the Motion of the United States District Attorney, all charges against Feron, without delay, were dismissed by the Court on February 22.
The official Court records do not affirmatively recite that Feron is or was "guilty" of any crime.