Ex-BP Rig Supervisor In Deepwater Spill Dodges Jail Time

By Y. Peter Kang (April 6, 2016, 4:12 PM EDT) -- A former BP oil rig supervisor who was initially charged by federal prosecutors with manslaughter in connection with the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Wednesday was sentenced to 10 months of probation for violating the Clean Water Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice....

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