BP execs face manslaughter, obstruction charges

Criminal charges: Two BP employees to face manslaughter charges

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Kathrine Schmidt

 15 November 2012 19:56 GMT

The US Justice Department has unsealed federal grand jury indictments against three BP employees who will face criminal charges including manslaughter, violating the Clean Water Act and lying to Congress in connection with the 2010 Macondo disaster.

BP's top two company men on the Deepwater Horizon rig, Robert M. Kaluza, 62, of Henderson, Nevada and Donald Vidrine, 65, of Lafayette, Louisiana, have been indicted on 23 counts, including involuntary manslaughter and violating the Clean Water Act, officials said at a press conference with Attorney General Eric Holder in New Orleans Thursday.

Separately, David Rainey, 58, of Houston, a Gulf of Mexico exploration vice president and second in command for the incident response, was indicted on a count each of obstructing Congress and making false statements,…

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