A former BP engineer appeared in federal court Tuesday chained at the wrist and ankles to face criminal charges that he intentionally deleted hundreds of text messages about the amount of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from the company's blown-out well in 2010. Kurt Mix, 50, of Katy, Texas, was charged with two counts of obstruction of justice and faces 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count.
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Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer, has been charged with obstruction of justice for deleting text messages after the spill. Read Post
The first criminal charges have been filed in connection with the 2010 Gulf oil spill, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Former BP engineer Kurt Mix was arrested Tuesday on charges of intentionally destroying evidence requested b... Read Post
The first criminal charges in the 2010 BP gulf spill were filed on Tuesday against a former BP engineer accused of intentionally deleting some hundreds of text messages about the size of the spill. Read Post