UPPER BIG BRANCH U.S. Attorney Says More Criminal Charges Coming Soon In Mine Disaster
Reported by: Associated Press
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Oct. 11, 2012 11:35 AM EDT
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said the continuing probe of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster will soon produce more criminal charges.
Goodwin said Wednesday he expects to make some announcements shortly. The Charleston Gazette reported that Goodwin offered no specifics.
His comments came at a meeting of a health and safety foundation created under a $200 settlement Goodwin's office reached with the mine's current owner, Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources.
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