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Federal Prosecutors Compromise on Pollution Case against Kansas-Based Firm.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, January, 2001 by Williams, John
Jan. 3--Attempting to simplify the pollution case against Koch Industries Inc., federal prosecutors set aside 86 counts Tuesday and asked a federal judge to move forward with 11 charges.
Officials hope the pared-down indictment against the petroleum giant satisfies U.S. District Judge Janis Jack of Corpus Christi.
Jack recently admonished government lawyers for filing a confusing, 33-page indictment that appeared to charge Koch two separate ways for the same alleged offense -- knowingly releasing too much of the carcinogen benzene into the air and water from its Corpus Christi refinery.
In a court filing Tuesday, Justice Department lawyers said they intended to prosecute the indictments that accuse Koch and four company managers of conspiring...
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