Don Blankenship

Court upholds conviction of Massey Energy ex-CEO in fatal mine blast

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2010 Massey Energy blast killed 29 workers By Jonathan Stempel Jan 19 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected former Massey Energy Co Chief Executive Officer Donald Blankenship’s bid to overturn his conviction and one-year prison sentence related to his role in a 2010 West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 workers. The […]

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Massey Energy CEO guilty of misdemeanour count in criminal trial

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Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship guilty of willfully violating mine safety standards CHARLESTON, W.Va. _Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted Thursday of a misdemeanour count connected to a deadly coal mine explosion and acquitted of more serious charges. A federal jury in West Virginia convicted Blankenship of conspiring to wilfully violate mine safety

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