Friday, December 10, 2010
Former Kentucky Mine Safety Analyst Pleads Guilty
KENTUCKY....
Former Kentucky mine safety analyst Betty Whitaker of Bulan pleaded guilty Friday in Franklin Circuit Court to 28 counts of tampering with official records during her employment with the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. Whitaker admitted that, between October 2007 and December 2008, she falsified 28 reports for 12 different mines, claiming she made observations and had spoken with miners.
Attorney General Jack Conway said her actions could have led to unsafe conditions and jeopardized workers. Whitaker faces one to five years in prison.
Former Kentucky mine safety analyst Betty Whitaker of Bulan pleaded guilty Friday in Franklin Circuit Court to 28 counts of tampering with official records during her employment with the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. Whitaker admitted that, between October 2007 and December 2008, she falsified 28 reports for 12 different mines, claiming she made observations and had spoken with miners.
Attorney General Jack Conway said her actions could have led to unsafe conditions and jeopardized workers. Whitaker faces one to five years in prison.
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