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Bookmark or Share- Court upholds conviction of 'king of coal' over fatal mine ...Former Massey Energy CEO Donald Blankenship loses bid to overturn already-served sentence; Appeals court said prosecutors failed to produce documents, but still enough evidence to convict
- 5 years after a deadly coal mine disaster, what's changed?May and Hughart are minnows compared to Appalachian coal’s longtime apex predator, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, aka the Dark Lord of Coal Country, who faces criminal charges that ...
- The story behind the Upper Big Branch mine disaster - The ...All these incidents have one thing in common: Massey Energy. Massey is the country’s fourth largest coal producer, and has racked up record fines for safety and environmental violations. Writer and journalist Michael Shnayerson spent nearly three years investigating Massey for his book, “Coal River.”
- Former Massey Energy CEO Sentenced to a Year in Federal PrisonActing U.S. Attorney Carol Casto announced that former Massey Energy Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship was sentenced today to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. Blankenship was sentenced for conspiracy to willfully violate mine health and safety standards after a jury returned a guilty verdict on the federal crime.
- Convicted Coal Mine CEO Is Taking His Case To The U.S ... - NPRFormer Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship announced his plan to appeal after he completed a one-year federal prison sentence for conspiracy to violate federal mine safety laws.
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