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Mine ex-boss admits fraud on inspections

Explosion killed 29 in April 2010

By John Raby

 |  Associated Press  

  March 30, 2012

The former superintendent of a southern West Virginia mine where an explosion killed 29 workers pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal fraud charge. Gary May of Bloomingrose, the highest-ranking Massey Energy official charged in connection with the blast, faces up to five years in prison when sentenced Aug. 9.

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