Freedom Industries Officials Indicted for W.Va. Chemical Spill
Saying Freedom Industries executives put residents at risk, the U.S. Department of Justice on Dec. 17 issued federal indictments against six former company officials and the company itself for a chemical spill that contaiminated drinking water for 300,000 people.
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin on Dec. 17 announced that Freedom Industries Inc. (Freedom) and six former Freedom officials have been charged with various federal crimes related to the January 2014 Elk River chemical spill in Charleston that tainted drinking water for 300,000 people. Former company president Gary Southern faces 68 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
