The NRSC is condemning the DOJ for filing suit against Gov JimJusticeWV's coal empire over 'unpaid civil penalties.' The civil action comes as Justice continues to dominate general election polls in his race against Sen_JoeManchin.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is condemning the Justice Department for filing suit against Gov. Jim Justice's coal empire over"unpaid civil penalties."
The 128-page suit against the Justices and 13 of their coal companies alleges"over 130 violations of federal law, thereby posing health and safety risks to the public and the environment," Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim said in a statement on the charges Wednesday. Described as the state's richest man, Justice's net worth rose to its highest point in 2009, when he was valued at $1.7 billion after selling Bluestone Resources Inc., the company that oversees the family’s coal operations, to Mechel PAO, a Russian coal producer, for more than $400 million in cash and several hundred million dollars in stock options. The deal was estimated to be worth over $1.5 billion.
Making matters more difficult for Justice is the $850 million in personally-backed loans he and his children took out from Greensill Capital, which collapsed in early 2021. Justice and his children, whom he handed control of the family companies over to upon taking office as governor, have been in dispute with Credit Suisse Group AG, Grensill's main financing partner, over paying back the sum since the firm went under.
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