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Superintendent of Upper Big Branch Mine Charged with Conspiracy

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -

Federal prosecutors have charged the superintendent of a southern West Virginia mine with conspiracy to defraud the federal government.

The charge against Gary May makes him the highest-ranking Massey Energy employee yet to face criminal prosecution in a deadly explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine.

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