Post by Logan on Mar 19, 2016 23:41:56 GMT -6
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lawyers for former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship say he can withhold personal financial information under a constitutional right to remain silent during sentencing.
Blankenship's attorneys cited the 5th Amendment in a federal court filing Friday.
Prosecutors say Blankenship is violating criminal procedure rules and restitution laws. They say they can't tell if he anticipated fines or restitution and altered his finances accordingly.
Blankenship opposes prosecutors' push to make him pay $28 million in restitution to Alpha Natural Resources. The now-bankrupt coal company bought Massey in 2011.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/business/article66889822.html
Blankenship's attorneys cited the 5th Amendment in a federal court filing Friday.
Prosecutors say Blankenship is violating criminal procedure rules and restitution laws. They say they can't tell if he anticipated fines or restitution and altered his finances accordingly.
Blankenship opposes prosecutors' push to make him pay $28 million in restitution to Alpha Natural Resources. The now-bankrupt coal company bought Massey in 2011.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/business/article66889822.html