Former Massey security director sentenced to three years in UBB case
A former Massey Energy security director was sentenced to 36 months in jail on Wednesday for making a false statement and obstructing a government investigation into the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster.
U.S. District Judge Irene Berger sentenced Hughie Elbert Stover to three years in jail, two years of probation and a $20,000 fine after he was convicted of two felonies. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin had asked that Stover receive the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.