Don Blankenship in Newsweek


On Crime: Served sentence, called himself a "political prisoner"

Blankenship was convicted on one charge of conspiring to violate federal mining safety regulations, a misdemeanor. He was acquitted on felony charges. Prosecutors claimed that the former CEO's safety efforts at the company were a "fa‡ade." He was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime. The former executive maintained his innocence, and while serving time in a prison near Bakersfield, California is said to have described himself as an "American political prisoner" in a blog post.
Source: Newsweek magazine on 2020 presidential hopefuls Oct 22, 2019

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