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Ex-BP Worker Accused of Destroying 2010 Gulf Spill Texts

By Margaret Cronin Fisk - Apr 24, 2012 1:26 PM ET

A former BP Plc (BP/) engineer was arrested on charges of intentionally destroying evidence requested by U.S. authorities about the size of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The U.S. said Kurt Mix, who worked on internal BP efforts to estimate the amount of oil leaking from the well, deleted text messages between him and a supervisor. Mix, 50, was charged with two counts of obstruction of justice in a criminal complaint filed in federal court in New Orleans and unsealed today.

“Mix deleted numerous electronic records relating to the Deepwater Horizon disaster response, including records concerning the amount of oil potentially flowing from the well, after being repeatedly informed of his obligation to maintain such records,” FBI Special Agent Barbara O’Donnell said in a sworn statement filed in the case.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-24/ex-bp-worker-accused-of-destroying-gulf-of-mexico-spill-data.html




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