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DOJ Arrests Former BP Engineer on Charges of Deleting Text Messages in Violation of Multiple Legal Hold Instructions

Posted in Criminal, Spoliation

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of a former BP engineer, Kurt Mix, on “charges of intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal criminal authorities investigating the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon disaster.” Mix worked on BP’s efforts to stop the flow of oil at Deepwater Horizon and, according to DOJ, in that… Continue Reading