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December 20, 2013

BP Engineer Convicted of Deleting Messages to Obstruct Spill Probe 
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A former BP engineer has been convicted of obstruction of justice for
deleting text messages about the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Kurt Mix could face up to 20 years in prison. He is the first person to
be tried for the incident, which killed 11 workers and caused one of the
worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. A new government study
has linked the disaster to lung disease, hormonal problems and other
illnesses among dolphins in the region, many of whom are dying.

 

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