The Latest: Prosecutor calls Blankenship case unprecedented
A federal prosecutor says that, to his knowledge, the conviction of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship on a misdemeanor charge is "unprecedented."
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin made the comment at a news conference Thursday after the verdict was announced in Blankenship's criminal trial in Charleston.
A federal prosecutor says the conviction of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship on a misdemeanor charge marks a "landmark day for the safety of coal miners."
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin made the comment at a news conference Thursday after the verdict was announced in Blankenship's criminal trial in Charleston.
Blankenship was tried on charges of conspiring to break safety laws and defrauding mine regulators at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch Mine, and lying to financial regulators and investors about safety.
A federal jury in West Virginia has convicted ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship of a misdemeanor count connected to a deadly coal mine explosion and acquitted him of other charges.
Blankenship was tried on charges of conspiring to break safety laws and defrauding mine regulators at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch Mine, and lying to financial regulators and investors about safety.
Blankenship was tried on charges of conspiring to break safety laws and defrauding mine regulators at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch Mine, and lying to financial regulators and investors about safety.
Blankenship is charged with conspiring to break safety laws and defrauding mine regulators at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch Mine and lying to financial regulators and investors about safety.