Official mine exploration resumes Monday in West Virginia
Regulators will hold off at least three days before returning crews to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine where 29 men died. Readings from a new borehole will determine safety for investigators as two four member teams entered the site, while activists push for manslaughter charges via billboard and online petition campaigns targeting Massey and Raleigh County officials.
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West Virginia
Massey Energy Co
Big Branch
Ron Wooten
Wooten
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Local physician named in second superseding tax case
A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment charging Dr. Randy Michael Brodnik of Bluefield Virginia and Anthony Ira Kritt of Crofton Maryland with one conspiracy count five tax evasion counts and one count to impede the IRS. The offenses span 1998 to 2008 and involve sham contracts international nominee accounts shell corporations and other entities. One of eight original counts against Brodnik was dropped. Arraignment date not set as of Thursday and trial date pending. Charles Owens at cowensabdttonline.com.
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Randy Michael Brodnik
Anthony Ira Kritt
Crofton
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Tracy Dorsey Chapman
US Attorney’s Office
West Virginia
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Charles Owens
Cowens
Five men proceed to trial in Bluefield Sanitary Board case
Five men indicted in February on charges including fraudulent scheme and embezzlement in a long investigation of the Bluefield Sanitary Board had trial dates rescheduled by Mercer County Circuit Court. The defendants, including former executive director Robert Honaker, face separate trials set for September 28 with hearings prior.
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Bluefield Sanitary Board
Mercer County
Sanitary Board
Robert Terry Honaker
Wytheville
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Honaker
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Grant supports SAFE staff expansion for domestic violence victims
A 58824 grant to Stop Abusive Family Environments Inc. funds hiring a full time McDowell County advocate and two Mercer County advocates to directly assist victims of domestic and sexual violence in Mercer and McDowell counties. Gov. Manchin presented the award to Dorothy Watson, following West Virginians Against Violence Committee recommendations. The partnership uses federal and local funds to sustain direct victim services and support for children.
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Stop Abusive Family Environments Inc
Mercer
McDowell
Joe Manchin
Dorothy Watson
SAFE
West Virginians Against Violence Committee
McDowell County
Mercer County
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