Coal company officials charged with lying about Black Lung risks
“West Kentucky miners are about action, not just happy talk"
The number of coal company officials charged in a case involving defrauding regulators about black lung disease has risen to nine, according to a recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor.
U.S. Attorney Russell M. Coleman said Glendal “Buddy” Hardison, the former manager of all Armstrong Coal mines in western Kentucky, is the latest official from the now-bankrupt company to be charged by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to defraud an agency of the United States government by deceit, trickery, and dishonest means.