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Prosecutors are urging a federal appeals court not to allow former coal company executive Don Blankenship to remain free while the court considers an appeal.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that government lawyers say allowing the ex-Massey Energy CEO to continue his $1 million bail would be contrary to federal law. They say the law allows appeals to delay jail sentences only in “exceptional circumstances.” Blankenship is scheduled to report to prison May 12.
He was sentenced April 6 to a year in prison and a $250,000 fine for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.
The coal mine exploded in 2010, killing 29 men.
Blankenship’s attorneys say he could serve much, or all, of his sentence before a decision is reached.
The commission will be chaired by Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby with members to be announced in the coming weeks.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA two-man rescue team found the body of mine foreman Steve Lipscomb, 42, of Elkview, in the Rolling Thunder coal mine in Nicholas County Thursday morning. An around the clock search and rescue operation has been in motion since Saturday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPresident Donald Trump points to what he calls “soaring” crime to justify deploying federal agents and National Guard troops to some American cities. Us & Them checks with an expert who reviews our nation’s crime data and sees inconsistent reporting and declines in major crime categories. This comes at a time when a poll shows the public is more worried about scams and school shootings than street crime.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow violent is America? We listen to an excerpt from the latest episode of Us & Them where host Trey Kay looks at what crime data really tells us.
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