Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship News

Final Witness Called by Prosecution in Blankenship Trial

The prosecution has called its final witness in the trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. FBI Special Agent James Lafferty was questioned by prosecutors and defense attorneys Tuesday in Charleston, W. Va., federal court. Lafferty is the federal …

Former West Virginia Mine Worker Talks Safety Shortcuts in Blankenship Trial

A key government witness testified in West Virginia that prosecutors had threatened to charge him alongside his old coal boss, and he was under an immunity agreement Friday when he took the stand. In the criminal trial of ex-Massey Energy …