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• 2 plead guilty in conspiracy to submit false claims for lost wages after Deepwater Horizon oil spill 2 plead guilty in conspiracy to submit false claims for lost wages after Deepwater Horizon oil spill Plea agreements were filed April 26 for both Warren Lamoss Sewell, 43, and Selena Sewell Fleeton, 44. The charges stem from the same fraud scheme.
  
  Created on: 4 May 2013 | 10:18 am
  
  4 May 2013 | 10:18 am
• Ken Feinberg to head Boston bombings charitable fund Ken Feinberg to head Boston bombings charitable fund 04.23.2013 | BOSTON -- Kenneth Feinberg, an attorney who managed the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, speaks at a news conference as Gov. Deval Patrick listens at right. Feinberg will design and be administrator of a new fund established to help...
  
  Created on: 24 Apr 2013 | 5:05 pm
  
  24 Apr 2013 | 5:05 pm
• Lack of basic research cripples scientists when assessing toll of BP oil spill on Gulf's natural system Lack of basic research cripples scientists when assessing toll of BP oil spill on Gulf's natural system Three years after the BP oil spill, scientists are left scratching their heads when asked if populations of sea creatures in the Gulf of Mexico have returned to normal. No one knows the answer to that most central question, the[…]
  
  Created on: 20 Apr 2013 | 7:10 am
  
  20 Apr 2013 | 7:10 am
• Tarballs few and far between on uninhabited portion of Dauphin Island a day before the 3 year anniversary of the BP oil spill Tarballs few and far between on uninhabited portion of Dauphin Island a day before the 3 year anniversary of the BP oil spill It took some looking to find tarballs on the uninhabited portion of Dauphin Island Thursday afternoon, almost exactly three years after the explosion aboard the doomed Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
  
  Created on: 19 Apr 2013 | 7:09 am
  
  19 Apr 2013 | 7:09 am
• Judge refuses to block BP settlement payouts Judge refuses to block BP settlement payouts A federal judge has rejected BP's request to block what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses who claim the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money.
  
  Created on: 5 Apr 2013 | 12:03 pm
  
  5 Apr 2013 | 12:03 pm

News from Nola.com

• Oyster leaseholders lose suit blaming oil spill berms for damage Oyster leaseholders lose suit blaming oil spill berms for damage Oyster growers on both sides of the Mississippi River who sued the state, dredge operators and BP claiming damages to their oyster leases in 2010 during the construction of berms designed to capture oil during the BP Deepwater Horizon oil...
  
  Created on: 21 May 2013 | 6:26 pm
  
  21 May 2013 | 6:26 pm
• Former BP executive's obstruction charge thrown out by judge Former BP executive's obstruction charge thrown out by judge Ex-BP exec still faces 1 count of making false statements to law-enforcement agents
  
  Created on: 20 May 2013 | 6:11 pm
  
  20 May 2013 | 6:11 pm
• Judge delays trial for former BP engineer accused of deleting text messages Judge delays trial for former BP engineer accused of deleting text messages A federal judge in an order Friday agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The judge also had...
  
  Created on: 17 May 2013 | 5:35 pm
  
  17 May 2013 | 5:35 pm
• Louisiana lists 39 restoration projects that would be financed with BP oil spill fine money Louisiana lists 39 restoration projects that would be financed with BP oil spill fine money Louisiana coastal officials have put together a list of 39 restoration projects that they hope will be partially or fully financed by money the state or federal agencies expect to receive as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil...
  
  Created on: 15 May 2013 | 7:03 pm
  
  15 May 2013 | 7:03 pm
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation fund is launched to restore Louisiana, Gulf Coast natural resources National Fish and Wildlife Foundation fund is launched to restore Louisiana, Gulf Coast natural resources The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on Monday announced the creation of a fund that will administer $2.5 billion from criminal plea agreements approved earlier this year between BP and Transocean and the federal government concerning the companies’ roles in...
  
  Created on: 13 May 2013 | 7:12 pm
  
  13 May 2013 | 7:12 pm