Congressman Accuses Federal Investigators of Suppressing Safety Concerns at BP Offshore Oil Platform; New Life for False Claims Act Lawsuit?
Posted 12/4/14
By Jason Enzler
Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) has accused government investigators of suppressing concerns about the safety of BP’s Atlantis oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. According to a letter sent to the Secretary for the Department of the Interior, Congressman Grijalva claims that the agency’s Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management, Regulation, and Enforcement “mislead” Congress and...