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December 4, 2015

West Virginia Coal Baron Don Blankenship Guilty over 2010 Mine Explosion 
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In West Virginia, former coal company CEO Don Blankenship has been found
guilty of a conspiracy to violate federal mine safety laws in a trial
over the 2010 explosion at a Massey Energy coal mine that killed 29
workers. It was the worst coal disaster in the United States in 40
years. Blankenship was acquitted of the more serious charges of lying to
regulators and investors. The conspiracy charge is a misdemeanor that
carries a maximum prison sentence of one year. He is expected to be
sentenced in March.

 

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