NEW ORLEANS — Months of investigation by a presidential commission and other panels reinforce the likelihood that companies involved in the Gulf oil spill will face criminal charges that could add tens of billions of dollars to the huge fines they already face, legal experts said Thursday.
Corporations involved in Gulf oil spill might face criminal charges
Thursday, January 6, 2011 | 8:07 p.m. CST
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