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Halliburton to plead guilty to destroying evidence in BP spill
Steven Mufson, Washington Post: July 25

The oil services giant Halliburton agreed Thursday to plead guilty to destroying evidence during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010, admitting to one count of criminal conduct and agreeing to pay the $200,000 maximum statutory fine, according to the Justice Department. In a startling turn in the three-year-old criminal investigation, Halliburton said that on two occasions during the oil spill, it directed employees to destroy or “get rid of” simulations that would have helped clarify how to assign blame for the blowout — and possibly focused more attention on Halliburton’s role.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/e...print.html

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"$200,000 maximum statutory fine"

Not bad.

That is probably what Haliburton spends on paper clips in a month.

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(07-26-2013 10:23 AM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  "$200,000 maximum statutory fine"

Not bad.

That is probably what Haliburton spends on paper clips in a month.

My thoughts exactly. They are basically giving Halliburton a hall pass to attempt more coverups in the future.

They admitted to one count of criminal conduct, I wonder what would happen to me if I did the same?

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Whomever directed the destruction of pertinent evidence should be tried, convicted, and sentenced to prison time.

Shit, charge 'em with "obstructing official business" or something like that, it happens to everyday people... well, everyday, over trivial matters.