Government Files First Criminal Charges In BP Oil Spill

NPR:

Carrie just told our Newscast unit that Mix has been charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly deleting text messages after the spill. The texts were related to the amount of oil gushing onto the Gulf. Mix will make his first appearence in court today.

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Comments

[jimme]

01:55 PM on 04/24/2012

We can expect Congressman Session's apology to BP in the following days, if not hours.

[Ben Winslow]

01:25 PM on 04/24/2012

Sounds like Great News to me!!!!!! Thanks, Uncle Sam!!!!

[urbrainwashed2]

01:13 PM on 04/24/2012

Well look for gas prices to go up again.
BP should face murder charges for every worker they killed.
Just like Walmart they will bribe or grease the right officials and have their way with the American Public.

[christopherflynn]

01:07 PM on 04/24/2012

Nothing like expediency in government...... ;-)

[onemotam]

01:05 PM on 04/24/2012

The real criminals are Bush and Cheney for selling American shorelines out to big oil. Shame on you, conservative exploiters...

[Ben Winslow]

01:26 PM on 04/24/2012

Their "legacy" will harm this nation FOREVER!

[MGLLC]

01:02 PM on 04/24/2012

Who is Mix? The CEO of BP? Otherwise, he is probably a fall guy. This is an election year, hope this isn't more smoke and mirrors, but...........if history is to be believed.......

[MrStat1]

12:53 PM on 04/24/2012

Here is a case that will take years of court litigation to determine a final outcome.