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Civil and Criminal Prosecutions under the Mine Act Alexander Macia Mark E. Heath
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U.S. v. Blankenship Criminal Action No. 5: 14-cr-0024 (S.D. W.Va.) Superseding Indictment Count I Conspiracy to commit an offense or defraud the U.S. in violation of 30 U.S.C. § 820(d) and 18 U.S.C. § 371 Count II False statement to SEC in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2) and (3) Count III False statement to the public in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 78ff
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Count I Conspiracy to commit an offense or defraud the U.S. in violation of 30 U.S.C. § 820(d) and 18 U.S.C. § 371 Commit willful violations of the Mine Act at UBB Defrauding government by hindering lawful inspections of UBB through advance notice and falsifying dust collection samples taken there
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Counts II and III Relate to a sentence in a Massey shareholder statement and a subsequent press release that read as follows:
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“We [Massey] do not condone any violations of MSHA regulations” and “we [Massey] strive to be in compliance with all regulations at all times.”
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