Massey Energy under criminal investigation by FBI

[ClarkUSA]

This was breaking news on MSNBC.

Blankenship don't have BushCo to protect him from prosecution anymore.

Update:

Source: Reuters

Massey faces criminal probe for mine blast: sources

(Reuters) - Massey Energy Co is under criminal investigation by the FBI after the deadly mine explosion earlier this month in West Virginia that killed 29, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said on Friday.

The FBI is probing the company and the circumstances surrounding the explosion, including for potential negligence, the officials said, declining further identification.

The miners died at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, on April 5, in the worst U.S. mining disaster since 1970. President Barack Obama attended a memorial service for the men on Sunday and stressed the need for greater mine safety.

FBI and Justice Department officials declined to comment. National Public Radio reported that the agency that regulates the industry, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, was also under investigation related to potential bribery, but one U.S. official denied that report.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63T39O20100430

This is the CHANGE I voted for.

[wryter2000]

1. Please let us have justice

That man has killed more people than just these 29. He needs to pay.

[LakeSamish706]

2. I hope he does some serious jail time! He is one rotten apple. n/t

[Jennicut]

3. This asshole is still denying he did anything wrong.

In the article:

"The explosion was not caused by willful disregard for safety regulations, as the media would have you believe. We have one of the most comprehensive safety programs," Blankenship told Wall Street analysts.

[me b zola]

4. K&R

[Kdillard]

5. k and r. Hopefully jail or other consequences will be forthcoming

[flpoljunkie]

6. Hopefully, change the miners of the country can believe in and count on!

[NJmaverick]

7. I don't understand I read here on DU that this sort of thing wouldn't happen

:shrug: