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Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge

Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge

Posted 4:53 PM 5/20/2013 by AP

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil leaking in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District (More)...

5/17/2013

OSHA impersonator gets 57 months in oil spill scam

OSHA impersonator gets 57 months in oil spill scam

Posted 4:18 PM 5/17/2013 by AP

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that 47-year-old Connie Knight, formerly of Belle Chasse (More)...

Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial

5/16/2013

UK officials: BP not seeking gov't help with spill

UK officials: BP not seeking gov't help with spill

Posted 12:55 PM 5/16/2013 by AP

LONDON (AP) - British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.K. media reports claim BP will ask Cameron for help in convincing (More)...

5/14/2013

Ex-BP engineer claims feds withheld evidence

Ex-BP engineer claims feds withheld evidence

Posted 4:11 PM 5/14/2013 by AP(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has urged a federal judge to sanction Justice Department prosecutors for allegedly withholding evidence. U.S. District Judge Stanwood (More)...

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