Jury finds former coal executive Don Blankenship guilty of a conspiracy to commit safety violations that resulted in an April 2010 explosion that killed 29Don Blankenship,the “outlaw” former coal executive and enemy of environmentalists, has been found guilty of a conspiracy over events that led to a deadly mine explosion in West Virginia.
Nine days of jury deliberation, and which was put on hold over the Thanksgiving,possess resulted in Blankenship being found guilty of a conspiracy to commit safety violations at the mine. But he has been acquitted of charges that he made untrue statements and committed securities fraud. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com