Investigators to examine e-mails and other documents to determine what oil firm officials knew.BP’s former chief executive Tony Hayward could face manslaughter charges over his role in the Gulf oil spill.
The British boss may be quizzed by U.S. investigators on whether decisions he personally made cut corners on safety and caused America's worst environmental disaster in which 11 workers died.
Possible charges that he could face include manslaughter or seaman’s manslaughter, which carries up to 10 years in jail.
Such a move would be unusual as companies at fault in environmental catastrophes are usually hit with criminal probes, not individuals.
It would likely been seen as further evidence that the Obama administration is still going after BP, even though experts have said that the oil spill was nowhere near as bad as previously thought.
Investigators are said to be looking at Hayward's testimony before Congress in which he stonewalled dozens of questions to see if he has implicated himself.
They will also be examining e-mails and other documents to determine what BP officials and the company’s drilling partners knew and whether they withheld any information. Read More
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