NEW ORLEANS — A former Halliburton manager apologized to his family and friends Tuesday before a federal judge sentenced him to one year of probation for destroying evidence in the aftermath of BP’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Anthony Badalamenti, of Katy, Texas, had faced a maximum of one year in prison at his sentencing by US District Judge Jay Zainey. Badalamenti pleaded guilty in October to one misdemeanor count of destruction of evidence.
The 62 year old also has to perform 100 hours of community service and pay a $1,000 fine.
Tai Park, one of Badalamenti’s lawyers, said his client had believed that the deleted data could be re-created and could be discarded.
‘‘It did not involve any criminal intent. It did not involve any loss, but it did involve a misjudgment,’’ Park told Zainey.