Tuesday, November 20, 2012
BP gets record US criminal fine over Deepwater disaster
Posted by Linda H on 4:10:00 AM
BP has received the biggest criminal fine in US history as part of a $4.5bn (£2.8bn) settlement related to the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.Two BP workers have been indicted on manslaughter charges and an ex-manager charged with misleading Congress.
The resolution with the DoJ includes a record criminal fine of $1.26bn, as well as $2.4bn to be paid to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and $350m to be paid to the National Academy of Sciences, over a period of five years.
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