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Blankenship repeats ‘not guilty’ plea [View all]
Blankenship repeats ‘not guilty’ pleaTuesday, March 24, 2015
By Ken Ward Jr., Staff writer
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BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship this morning repeated his denial of the criminal charges against him, when he was re-arraigned on a revised indictment that accuses him of conspiracy to violate mine safety laws and impede federal inspectors and of lying to investors and securities regulators about Massey safety practices.
“Not guilty,” Blankenship told U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Clarke VanDervort during a brief hearing in Beckley.
Blankenship was released on the $5 million bond approved by VanDervort after an original grand jury indictment was handed up in November. Requests by Blankenship to ease restrictions on his pre-trial travel and other conditions of his release are pending.
Under the new indictment, Blankenship faces three felony counts and, if convicted of all three, he would face a statutory maximum of 30 years in prison. The previous indictment included three felony charges and one misdemeanor that carried a total maximum sentence of 31 years.
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