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Prosecutors: Ex-Coal Chief Should be in Prison During Appeal

Prosecutors are urging a federal appeals court not to allow former coal company executive Don Blankenship to remain free while the court considers an…

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.

Prosecutors: Former Coal Chief to Head to Prison May 12

Prosecutors say former coal company executive Don Blankenship has to head to prison on May 12, pending an appeal.Prosecutors mentioned the ex-Massey…

Prosecutors say former coal company executive Don Blankenship has to head to prison on May 12, pending an appeal.

Prosecutors mentioned the ex-Massey Energy CEO’s date to surrender to federal custody in a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals filing on Wednesday.

Blankenship was sentenced April 6 to the maximum penalties of 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. A jury convicted him Dec. 3.

The coal mine exploded in 2010, killing 29 men.

Blankenship is appealing. He’s also asking the higher court to stay free on his $1million bond while his appeal continues. Otherwise, Blankenship’s attorneys say he may serve much, or all, of his sentence before a decision is reached.

Ex-Coal Chief Asks Higher Court to Stay Free Pending Appeal

A former coal company executive is asking an appeals court if he can remain free while appealing a case that dealt him a prison sentence.

Ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship on Tuesday asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to let him remain free on $1 million bond, pending appeal. Otherwise, Blankenship’s attorneys say he may serve much, or all, of his one-year sentence before a larger appellate decision is reached.

Blankenship was sentenced April 6 to the maximum prison time and fine of $250,000 for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. A jury convicted him Dec. 3.

A coal mine exploded there in 2010, killing 29 men.

While Appealing Year of Prison, Ex-Coal CEO Pays $250,000 Fine

While he appeals a decision that served him a one-year prison sentence, former coal company executive Don Blankenship has paid his $250,000 fine.

According to a U.S. District Court filing, the wealthy ex-Massey Energy CEO paid the fine in Charleston on Friday, plus a $25 court fee.

Blankenship was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum prison time and fine for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards at Upper Big Branch Mine.

The southern West Virginia coal mine exploded in 2010 and killed 29 men.

A jury convicted him of the misdemeanor Dec. 3.

He filed his notice of appeal Thursday to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge Irene Berger declined to let Blankenship stay free on a $1 million bond while he appeals the case.

 

Blankenship to Appeal Case That Resulted in One-Year Sentence

Former coal company chief Don Blankenship is appealing a case that resulted in a one-year prison sentence.In U.S. District Court in Beckley on Thursday,…

Former coal company chief Don Blankenship is appealing a case that resulted in a one-year prison sentence.

In U.S. District Court in Beckley on Thursday, the ex-Massey Energy CEO filed his notice of appeal to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

On Wednesday, Blankenship was sentenced to the maximum penalties of a year in prison and a $250,000 fine for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards at Upper Big Branch Mine.

The southern West Virginia coal mine exploded in 2010, killing 29 men.

A jury convicted him of the misdemeanor on Dec. 3.

Judge Irene Berger declined to let Blankenship stay free on a $1 million bond while he appeals the case.

Blankenship on Trial: A Max Sentence

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship received the maximum sentence for his misdemeanor charge of conspiring to violate federal mine safety laws. His sentence- one year in prison and a $250,000 fine- was the maximum that could be order by a federal judge.

In this episode of Blankenship on Trial, host Scott Finn discuss what it was like both inside and outside the courtroom Wednesday with Ashton Marra, West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Assistant News Director, and Mike Hissam, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and partner at the Charleston law firm Bailey & Glasser.

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