coal mine baron won't pay his fines - govt. appears to look elsewhere

[donsu]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060211/ap_on_re_us/mine_safety_fines


Gov't Seeks $16M in Mine Safety Fines


Kentucky mine operator Stanley Osborne has accumulated more than $200,000 in safety fines since the 1980s, but the federal government has not been able to collect the money.

In a new approach, the Mine Safety and Health Administration filed suit against Osborne this month. "We just can't be chasing people around for these collection cases when they should be paying their civil penalties," said Thomas Mascolino, deputy associate solicitor at the Labor Department.

MSHA, part of the Labor Department, was owed more than $16 million in delinquent fines at the end of last year, said agency spokesman Dirk Fillpot. More than $11 million was for violations at coal mines.

The problem isn't new, but it has gained attention following mining accidents that have left 21 miners dead so far this year.
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well how persnickety of Thomas

1980 ???? problem isn't new ????

america is a crime scene

whispering - are the cops criminals too?

[Beelzebud]

1. Meanwhile if we don't pay a speeding ticket, we havea bench warrant.

WTF?

[acmejack]

3. Seems like a $16M scofflaw should get a Saturday night in jail!

[NanceGreggs]

2. Fed Gov't CAN'T collect the fines?

Cuff the CEOs of these mining corporations, and frog-march them out of the building. Take them into custody, book them, and let them sit in jail until the fines are paid.

Simple enough?