A Slidell, La., man at the center of an investigation into claims of fraud in the BP oil spill settlement program was charged Tuesday with two counts of felony wire fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice said Casey Thonn, 35, …
BP has urged a federal judge to reject a $111 million budget request by the court-supervised administrator of the company’s multibillion-dollar settlement with Gulf Coast businesses and residents following its 2010 Gulf oil spill. In a court filing Wednesday, BP …
BP Plc drew tough questions on Monday from U.S. appeals court judges hearing a complaint by the oil company objecting to the payment of certain claims for damages related to the Gulf of Mexico spill, casting doubt on BP’s effort …
The number of claims filed against BP Plc’s oil spill compensation fund has risen by 18 percent over the last six weeks to a total of 195,403, according to the claims website – even though payouts began almost a year …
A 36-year-old New Orleans woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to applications for financial help after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Attorney Dana Boente’s office said Wednesday that Rachell …
A South Florida man is facing a potentially lengthy prison sentence after a jury convicted him of attempting to defraud the BP oil spill claims fund out of $1.2 million. A jury on Tuesday convicted 32-year-old Jean Mari Lindor of …
Fifteen people were charged Thursday with felony fraud for allegedly filing bogus claims for help after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the phony claims were worth more than $300,000 combined. …