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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Halliburton to plead guilty to destroying Gulf evidence"
Halliburton to plead guilty to destroying Gulf evidenceat the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23447894
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The plea agreement, which is subject to court approval, means Halliburton will have to pay the maximum possible fine.
The spill occurred at BP's Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico and was the worst in US history. A blast at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 workers.
BP had accused Halliburton, its contractor, of destroying evidence and asked it to pay for all damages.
"A Halliburton subsidiary has agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanour violation associated with the deletion of records created after the Macondo well incident, to pay the statutory maximum fine of $200,000 and to accept a term of three years probation," the company said in a statement.
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"Halliburton to plead guilty to destroying Gulf evidence" (Original Post)
applegrove
Jul 2013
OP
the government does not put its best friends in prison, tho, lucky for Cheneyburton nt
msongs
Jul 2013
#2
Halliburton has already made a voluntary contribution of $55million to the National Fish and
arely staircase
Jul 2013
#3
$200,000 and no jail time? WTF? That's like two cents to them. The corporations are untouchable now.
liberal_at_heart
Jul 2013
#8
think
(11,641 posts)1. Private contractors who violate laws shoud be banned from Govt contracts!
msongs
(67,441 posts)2. the government does not put its best friends in prison, tho, lucky for Cheneyburton nt
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)3. Halliburton has already made a voluntary contribution of $55million to the National Fish and
Wildlife fund. I am sure that is an unofficial part of the settlement.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)4. Thought it was going to be an Onion piece. nt
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)5. senior personnel of Halliburton should be all jailed
Safetykitten
(5,162 posts)6. The accountants are ready.
avaistheone1
(14,626 posts)7. Watch they will get a slap on the hand and a small fee.
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)8. $200,000 and no jail time? WTF? That's like two cents to them. The corporations are untouchable now.
An the TPP will only solidify their untouchable status. There will be no way to hold corporations accountable.