W.Va. Gov. Justice repeatedly late paying mine safety penalties

[left-of-center2012]

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has consistently missed deadlines in recent months to pay the U.S. government the millions of dollars he owes in penalties for unsafe working conditions at his coal mines, according to federal court documents.
The Republican governor — who owns dozens of companies and
has been called the most wealthy man in all of West Virginia —
was ordered to pay $5.1 million by a federal judge in April 2020.

That was after the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration brought a lawsuit against 23 of his companies, saying he failed to pay fees associated with hundreds of mine safety penalties between 2014 and 2019.

Since at least December, Justice has been late on payments, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Virginia. Payments have been made only after reminders and notices filed in court by the U.S. government.

U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh said Justice’s companies “have provided no reason for their noncompliance and have not complied despite the United States’ numerous inquiries,” according to a March 31 motion filed to compel Justice to make his required payment.

https://triblive.com/news/world/w-va-gov-justice-repeatedly-late-paying-mine-safety-penalties/

[Shellback Squid]

1. He isn't spending money on clothes that fit

[heckles65]

2. Yeah, sure looks like the poster boy

for the unhealthiest state in the Union

[jimfields33]

3. Probably cause it's Mississippi that has that honor.

[left-of-center2012]

4. W.V. comes in at #6

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-unhealthy-states

[moniss]

5. I have traveled extensively

in WVA and it can be beautiful country but at the same time once you get out of the cities and travel state and local roads it can be a different story. It is not uncommon to be driving along a rural local road and see that lots of people just bring their trash bags and throw them in the ditch. Discarded furniture and appliances show up as well. You can find this in Tennessee also although to a lesser degree. Certainly not all of the people are this way but it is striking how many are. Ignorance and lack of caring about the effect their actions have on others. Just like their governor.