(WBAP/KLIF) — A chemical giant pays millions for the death of four workers.
Federal prosecutors say chemical company DuPont has been ordered to pay $16 million and sentenced to two years of probation for its role in a poisonous gas leak that killed four workers. During a court hearing, Monday, in Houston Federal Court the company along with a former supervisor, Kenneth Sandel, pleaded guilty in the case. Sandel was sentenced to a year of probation. DuPont was also ordered to pay a $12 million criminal penalty and a $4 million community service payment.
The employees at the now-closed chemical plant in LaPorte, Texas, died in November 2014.
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