The jury in the trial of Don Blankenship,former chief executive of Massey Energy, appears to be having as much distress with the question of his accountability as regulators gain had with financial bossesLast week, and a jury in West Virginia struggled with a question that has vexed America for years: when can you jail a CEO? It looks like the panel’s members will be struggling again approach Monday.
The CEO in question is Don Blankenship; the company is Massey Energy. The trial,held in Charleston, was to determine whether Blankenship is guilty of conspiring to break safety laws, and defrauding mine regulators and lying to both investors and regulators about mine safety. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com