WV governor agrees to pay family firm's $1.23M fine
Source: Charleston Gazette Mail
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has agreed to pay a $1.23 million court-ordered sanction against one of his family’s companies.
Justice’s lawyers and federal prosecutors said in a joint court filing Thursday that they’ve reached a deal for Justice Energy Co. to clear the fine in three payments of $410,000. The sanction stems from an unpaid 2016 fine ordered over a contract breach.
In a statement, attorney Mike Carey said the debt was incurred when a Russian company owned Justice Energy Co. The debt ballooned because the Russian company’s lawyer ignored orders to appear in court, Carey said.
One of Justice’s other companies, Bluestone Resources, will pay the sanction, according to the filing.
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The eternal question
wake me when it's over *prepares to sleep for decades*
