Article WJ1P Manslaughter charges dropped against two BP employees in Deepwater spill

Manslaughter charges dropped against two BP employees in Deepwater spill

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Oliver Milman in New York
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US federal prosecutors have ended the government's pursuit of criminal charges over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 which resulted in 11 deaths

US federal prosecutors have dropped manslaughter charges against two BP employees connected to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, making it highly unlikely that anyone will ever serve prison time over the far-reaching calamity.

Related: Louisiana five years after BP oil spill: 'It's not going back to normal no time soon'

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