Ex-BP engineer arrested in Gulf oil spill case

[malaise]

http://news.channelone.com/ap/Ex-BP-engineer-arrested-in-Gulf-oil-spill-case-55811989-fm
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Federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges Tuesday in the Gulf oil spill, accusing a former BP engineer of deleting more than 300 text messages that indicated the blown-out well was spewing far more crude than the company was telling the public at the time.
image: Ex-BP engineer arrested in Gulf oil spill case

Two years and four days after the drilling-rig explosion that set off the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Kurt Mix, 50, of Katy, Texas, was arrested and charged with two counts of obstruction of justice for allegedly destroying evidence.

The U.S. Justice Department made it clear that the investigation is still going on and suggested that more people could be arrested. In a statement, Attorney General Eric Holder said prosecutors "will hold accountable those who violated the law in connection with the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history."

In outlining the charges, the government suggested Mix knew the rate of flow from the busted well was much greater than the company publicly acknowledged.

[Fumesucker]

1. "As long as those violators are low level employees", Mr Holder continued..

And then he added "Anything more would be looking backward rather than forward".

[RC]

3. I am afraid you are correct.

Where did the idea originate from? At what level of management? Who ordered those e-mails deleted?

[lunatica]

2. I hope this man sings like a bird

I hope he spills the beans, turns on his bosses, squeals like a dirty rat, leaks like a sieve, and lets the cat outa the bag.

[Fumesucker]

4. Hopefully he doesn't have a family..

Because if he does they are toast if he does as you suggest.

[madokie]

5. Hope he doesn't fly a small airplane any

[annabanana]

6. After ALL THIS TIME this is the ONLY arrest!

I really really hope he knows where the bodies are buried.