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September 20, 2013

Halliburton Pays $200,000 Fine for Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence 
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The oil giant Halliburton has pleaded guilty to destroying evidence
following the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Halliburton will pay
the maximum fine of around $200,000 and remain on probation for three
years. A former Halliburton manager is also facing a new charge of
destroying computer simulations conducted after the blast. Halliburton
says its own liability for destroying evidence has now been resolved. In
a statement, the watchdog group Public Citizen criticized the plea deal,
saying: "Rather than rubber stamp the plea agreement, the court should
have rejected the bargain–basement deal because it fails to hold the
corporation accountable for its criminal acts and will not deter future
corporate crime."

 

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